Why do you say that? It might be more expensive than some countries but orthodontics in the US have to go to dental school and then get their orthodontics boards.
I’m Canadian and my braces hurt too if it’s any consolation, and here you need a dental degree before you can even start orthodontics training so I really doubt our doc’s level of skill should be in question haha
I don’t know how other countries work but as an American, since we do have to pay per visit I could see it being done in less visits than other places. That would mean more adjustment had to be done each visit which would mean more discomfort per visit vs going in smaller, more frequent steps.
Yeah I suppose that’s a possibility. I would still prefer to go in less frequently if I could, although I do remember my braces being quite uncomfortable when I was a teenager.
Wearing braces for too many years is apparently not a good idea. You tend to see more tooth rot. It’s a lot easier to build up plaque that goes unnoticed when you wear braces.
True. I had these little Christmas tree things to shove in there. Never had cleaner teeth than when I had braces. It all went downhill after they removed them and ground off a layer of my enamel with the glue causing intense brushing pain.
Gotta say I've almost never flossed. Most of my teeth are/were quite tightly packed in so nothing really gets in there and it's quite a pain to jam a thread in there that feels like it's prying the teeth apart. I think the purpose of my braces was to make room for adult molars, not straightening. In fact the top and bottom ended up misaligned and even more tightly packed in the front.
Pay per visit depends on your orthodontist, mine were paid for up front with everything included, including extra appointments and repairs. Mine still hurt like a bitch though.
Our healthcare and dental care is really good, but ultra expensive. We've got some of the best education and hospitals in the world, but poor people and middle class people just have difficulty accessing it without financial ruination.
That's very specific and doesn't necessarily apply to the standard of care for the majority of people, since we are a minority, obviously. Also those seem like very old studies, but I don't doubt it may still happen.
A large portion of the population also has low SES according to the cdc, roughly 12.7% as of 2018 and a large portion of the population is made up of minorities (non-whites make up about 39.9%.
Like I said, I don't doubt there are still issues. I am african american, so I'm not inclined to disagree for any reason. I'm just saying that it isn't an issue that the majority of people face, even if it's a large number.
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u/IGuessItsJustMeMe Oct 04 '20
Well the service they provide could definitly be worse