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Would you pay for your kid to have the perfect braces smile?
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22/08/2009, 08:48 PM
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My teen has braces and, seriously, most of his friends, acquaintances and school mates have braces. It seems everywhere we go the teens have braces. Having to take time off to attend monthly orthodontic treatments is so common his school has introduced a policy to deal with missed classes due to orthodontic related absences. When the braces are removed you can tell their perfect teeth are the result of braces, not mother nature. There is a certain look that comes with the finished product, even a way of speaking. The kids who don't have braces stand out.
I wonder if, as these children grow up, their beautifully formed teeth will be some kind of status symbol. I wonder if down the track some sociologist will be doing a PhD on braces vs no braces affecting leadership success in adulthood.
When I was a kid you had to have a mouth that looked like a train wreak before your parents even considered braces. Now parents like me are forking out huge amounts to correct even slight imperfections.
A standard set of orthodontic work won't leave you much change from $6000, more if you need something fancy. Work is painful and takes a couple of years.
If your kid's teeth were, say, a 7 out of 10 on the straightness scale, would you be forking out for the perfect corrected smile? Do you think society will smile more kindly on those who have undergone the treatment and shun those with teeth as mother nature intended?
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22/08/2009, 09:08 PM
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Gestating my inner child
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I would. My teeth look like a broken fence and I actually refused braces when I was in my teens because I didn't want to be fat and ugly with glasses and braces  .
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22/08/2009, 09:17 PM
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If ignorance is bliss, you must be orgasmic.
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QUOTE if they were a 7/10 and the ortho recommended braces then yes we would do so. Ditto. My eldest has teeth at a 9.5 out of 10. The dentist said if he wanted "Hollywood" teeth then braces would be the way to go.... but they're pretty perfect.
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