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I have better than average dental coverage and a pretty good dentist. The crowding in my lower front is starting to cause problems. Even with coverage, Invisa
by radiorental 12y ago
I have better than average dental coverage and a pretty good dentist. The crowding in my lower front is starting to cause problems.
Even with coverage, Invisalign would be 4-5K out of pocket. Faced with that or putting the money in my 401 or 529 - cheerio offending tooth when the time comes, it's been a pleasure chewing with you.
I didn't know about the mail order option. Definitely going to look in to it.
As an aside. Overbite, and hence one of the main reasons for lower crowding, only came about once we invented cutlery. Humans up to the middle ages ripped meat with their teeth. The wear & tear kept lengths in check and edge-to-edge.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/how-forks-gave-us-overbites-and-pots-saved-the-toothless/267252/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/how-forks-...
Edit: I applied to one of the companies mentioned in the article.
Background. My dentist had suggested that Invisalign could rectify my issue.
This particular company took my credit card details, then asked me to submit photos of my teeth (great design, otherwise I may have not gone through with the laborious process). After inspection of the images they advised me to talk to my dentist and canceled the charge to my card.
I knew it was a longshot and would have gone ahead. I'm impressed this particular service turned down the business when my dentist was willing to roll the dice.
- lern_too_spel 12y agoSouth Asians also have overbite, even in regions where people still eat with their hands. The thesis of the article in The Atlantic seems preposterous.
- radiorental 12y agoWithout delving too deep in to race differences, I think you're comparing apples to oranges. The research behind the article is based on analysis of western skulls/teeth.
- krakensden 12y ago> Previously, when eating something chewy such as meat, crusty bread or hard cheese, it would have been clamped between the jaws, then sliced with a knife or ripped with a hand -- a style of eating Professor Brace has called "stuff-and-cut." Does not seem applicable to the South Asian food I'm familiar with.
- jonah 12y agoI'd probably add cleanliness of food. A little sand in your lettuce and gravel in your bread will wear on your teeth.
- radiorental 12y agoAt the molar end of things, maybe. I think the argument is that the bottom teeth were constantly being pulled forward and worn on the top.