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Subject: Re: anyone use/hear of AOA's Red, White & Blue appliance?

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Brandy

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Date Posted: 19:01:20 01/27/04 Tue
In reply to: Spec 's message, "anyone use/hear of AOA's Red, White & Blue appliance?" on 14:31:52 01/16/04 Fri

http://ormco.com/aoa/appliancesservices/RWB/patients.html

I've never heard of these nor do I know anyone with them but it looks to be a mini invisalign type treatment.

>I had braces 10 years ago. I am now 29 and my upper
>teeth have obviously shifted. I went for a
>consultation and the ortho gave me 2 options. Clarity
>Clear upper brackets on top (only need retainer on
>bottom) - or - a product similar to invisalign "Red,
>White, & Blue appliance". It's exactly invisalign but
>the don't use the computer-generated model they create
>the appliances using just the molds.
>
>Strangely, the price is the same for either. He said
>with the clarity braces, he can get my teeth perfect,
>with the appliance, he can get them very close to
>perfect. He stated that he believes I'd need 6 months
>of treatment. I must have asked 10 times if "6
>months" meant "1 year" and they assured me that 6
>months meant, 6 months or less usually and that he
>does not give an estimate and then keep the braces on
>way past then.
>
>Any suggestions? I am absolutely dreading this.

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