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Originally posted by lawyer_princess
My 8 year old was a thumb sucker and now has a stretched palate. Our dentist, who is also an orthodontist, wants to put her in braces in six months. She had her own kid in braces at age 9. This sounds awful early to me. Any thoughts?
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We took 13-year-old in last week, after our dentist told us it was time. Ortho-guy (highly recommended from lots of sources) told us it was too early - that teeth were still going to move around a bit at this age (esp. since he just lost his last molar recently - adult teeth are smaller than kiddie teeth, so his mouth has more room to move around now). He suggested that we come back in a year. Said too early can be a waste, while too late is no problem except the braces might be on later in life.
