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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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I got braces just shy of my 10th birthday because my orthodontist had a kid starting college, or needed a new Benz, or something.
My teeth shifted after I got the braces off and the retainer didn't completely prevent it. I don't know if there were any advantages to having done it early (perhaps it's less traumatic?) other than not having braces in high school.
r(got the awkward physical stuff all over before 9th grade, but still working on that awkward social stuff
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