DEER IN MACOMB COUNTY AND THE DRIVER WASN’T EVEN THE ONE WHO
HIT THE DEER.
>> Jason: IF YOU HAD BRACES AS A
KID, WHEN DID YOU GET THEM?
>> Karen: USUALLY MIDDLE SCHOOL
OR HIGH SCHOOL.
WHILE BRACES USED TO BE A
TEENAGE RITE OF PASSAGE, IT’S
NOT RECOMMENDED KIDS SEE AN
ORTHODONTIST AT AGE 7.
A REASON FOR THE SHIFT AND WHY
IT’S MORE COMMON TO SEE BRACES
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> Dr. McGeorge: IT MIGHT SEEM
AGGRESSIVE TO START SO EARLY,
BUT IT’S ABOUT TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF ANATOMY AND GROWTH THAT ISN’T
PERMANENT YET.
PERMANENT YET. IDENTIFYING IT AT A YOUNGER AGE
CAN AVOID BIGGER PROBLEMS DOWN
THE LINE.
THE LINE. >> THE COLOR-PICKING PART IS MY
FAVORITE PART.
FAVORITE PART. >> Dr. McGeorge: THAT’S NOT
UNUSUAL.
UNUSUAL. >> I KNOW IT’S A STATUS SYMBOL
AND THEY WANT TO SHOW OFF THEIR
BLING.
BLING. >> YOU ALMOST GOT ME THERE.
>> Dr. McGeorge: IT HELPS MAKE
ORTHODON TICK TREATMENT EASIER
THAN FOR TEENS.
>> WE SEE AT 7, 8, 9, THEY’RE
EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> Dr. McGeorge: SHE HIS HAD
BRACES FOR 2 MONTHS.
>> THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD THE
BRACES ON, BY THE END OF THE
DAY, HER TEETH WERE MOVING, AND
BY 2 DAYS THEY WERE ALREADY
INSIDE HER MOUTH.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THEY FALL INTO
A GROUP OF ABOUT 20% OF KIDS WHO
BENEFIT FROM EARLY INTERVENTION.
>> I’LL HAVE STRAIGHT TEETH.
>> 80% OF KIDS, NATURE IS DOING
THE RIGHT THING AND NO NEED TO
GET INVOLVED WITH 80% OF THE
PEOPLE WHO COME THROUGH OUR
DOOR.
DOOR. >> Dr. McGeorge: AT TDR AND MOST
ORTHODON
ORTHODON ORTHODONTIC, THERE’S NO CHARGE.
>> PARENTS CAN SEE IT WITH
CROWDING, SNORING, MOUTH
BREATHING.
BREATHING. >> Dr. McGeorge: AN OVERBITE OR
UNDERBITE, AS WELL AS A
CROSS-BITE WHERE THE UPPER AND
LOWER TEETH CAUSE THE JAW TO
SHIFT AND CAN SIGNAL TOO NARROW
AN UPPER JAW.
>> ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS TO
DO IS TO SAY THERE’S NOTHING I
CAN DO AT 12 OR 13, OTHER THAN
EXTRACTION BUT COULD HAVE BEEN
AVOIDED HAD WE SEEN THAT PATIENT
3-4 YEARS OLDER.
IF I COULD WRITE THE STORY FOR
THEIR CHILDREN, YOU WOULD DO THE
FIRST PHASE AND NEVER GET BACK
IN.
IN. >> Dr. McGeorge: MANY KIDS WILL
GO ON TO REQUIRE ORTHODONTICS AS
TEENS BUT IT’S USUALLY MORE
EXTREME STREAMLINED.
EXTREME STREAMLINED. >> IT’S EASIER DOWN THE ROAD.
YOU ARE TAKING TEETH OUT AND MAY
NO LONGER HAVE TO TAKE TEETH
OUT.
OUT. YOU COULD TAKE 18-24 MONTH CASE
AND TURN IT INTO A 12-MONTH
CASE.
CASE. >> I SAID, LET’S DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. >> Dr. McGeorge: IF YOU SEE AN
ORTHODONTIST AND EVERYTHING
LOOKS GOOD, THEY’LL MONITOR
CHARGES.
CHARGES. AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE
THIS ISN’T ONLY ABOUT STRAIGHT
TEETH, OFTEN EARLY TREATMENT CAN
CORRECT PROBLEMS LIKE SNORING.
>> Karen: IT’S A LOT TO WEIGH.
I HAVE A 9 AND 7-YEAR-OLD.
AND I SEE SO MANY PEOPLE, AND
WHAT ARE THE TERMS ABOUT COST?
IS IT ADD ADVANTAGEOUS?
>> Dr. McGeorge: IT MIGHT BE
LESS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT
PREVENTS MORE EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS
FROM OCCURRING DOWN THE LINE,
BUT THAT IS HIGHLY INDIVIDUAL
AND USUALLY YOU HAVE TO TALK TO
A FINANCE PERSON TO DETERMINE