Braces. $5,100 estimate for kid. How do you shop for pricing on braces and

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Jan 30, 2018
4:55:50pm

Plato Walk-on

does anyone know of a much more reasonable solution for braces in or around Davis County?

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Plato

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Braces. $5,100 estimate for kid. How do you shop for pricing on braces and

Plato

1/30/18 4:55pm

I've never understood braces. Seriously. Are kids teeth so messed up they can't

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 4:58pm

You knew nobody with braces? Did you grow up in the wrong century?

Plato

1/30/18 5:02pm

None of my friends had braces, none of my siblings, none of my neighbors, there

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 5:06pm

Could easily save someone $5k in future dental work

Jericho

1/30/18 5:07pm

I needed orthodontics. Saved me from a lifetime of jaw pain from misaligned bite

TheWanderer

1/30/18 5:19pm

This. Straight teeth isn't only just a cosmetic thing

boorad

1/30/18 5:20pm

I'm not talking about kids with teeth so bad they get teased, I'm talking

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 5:31pm

Where on earth did you grow up?

BlueFrog

1/30/18 5:33pm

Probably lower middle class.

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 5:35pm

is that in alabama?

BlueFrog

1/30/18 8:34pm

South Salt Lake. Second only to Compton.

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 9:22pm

Do you miss Britain much?

IGlowInTheDark

1/30/18 5:03pm

RE: Do you miss Britain much?

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 5:35pm

I’m sure they turned out fine, but bad teeth may be viewed as unattractive

Alpi Gusto

1/30/18 5:04pm

We've just become more vain? Makes sense.

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 5:08pm

Do you comb your hair? Shave? When straight teeth are the community standard your kids are at a disadvantage if you

Slim

1/30/18 5:11pm

It doesn't cost me 5K to comb my hair. Sadly I get what you are saying, but

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 5:16pm

How much have you spent in your lifetime to cut your hair? What about your wife?

Alpi Gusto

1/30/18 5:17pm

Imagine if you lived in alpine. All that coolsculpting ain't cheap.

Slim

1/30/18 5:22pm

True that.

Cougarfan777

1/30/18 5:27pm

You can call it more vane if you want, but that’s the standard today

Alpi Gusto

1/30/18 5:15pm

That’s an average estimate

Cougar-Duck

1/30/18 5:22pm

I'm seeing invisilign competitors for under $2,000. Will have

Plato

1/30/18 5:36pm

Yea...there’s a reason they cost more.

IGlowInTheDark

1/30/18 8:47pm

Actually, same company, same manufacturer. So the

Plato

1/30/18 8:49pm

So you mean making sure it’s done properly?

IGlowInTheDark

1/30/18 9:00pm

Check your board mail

Babyboy

1/30/18 6:31pm

I've lived in SLC, MN, DC and now AL...I've never seen them under $4k

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