Comments on: Do I Need Braces for My Kid?

By: chuck wintner

chuck wintner — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:05:53 +0000

When I was a kid, only Jewish kids had braces. I thought they were a religious symbol. I thought since every Bar Mitzvah kid had to say the prayers through them, that made us more religious. They hurt like hell, the dentist kept tightening them, and you had to wear rubber bands to old your uppers & lowers together. Two years of hell. In the end, I don’t think they did anything for me, but I’m sure they help put the orthodontist’s kid through college!

On the other hand, my cousin is an orthodontist, doing very well, and putting his own kid thru college.

chuck

By: MLR

MLR — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:29:35 +0000

Thanks for linking back to the carnival AND linking to my dental insurance post.

I have always thought the same thing about braces… the reason they are so predominant is because we have allowed it, unfortunately!

Everyone should oppose them and save their money!

MLR

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:03:20 +0000

Glad you liked my article! Thanks for sharing it here. I never needed braces growing up, so maybe your theory is right:) My sister did, though. And I had another close friend who did. I guess it’s better to have them on earlier than later – whenever I see someone with braces now it makes them look a heck of a lot younger:) maybe there’s a strategy there…. as a Canadian, I can say that we care about white teeth too:)! But I’ve never filled out any questionnaire all about teeth whitening like ERE did. Interesting. Should compare with the coffee-consuming nations like Finland.

By: Neal

Neal — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:02:19 +0000

Nancy,

That makes me sad and angry. Maybe I won’t be asking your dentist for a second opinion after all.

Neal

By: Neal

Neal — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:57:47 +0000

Thanks Early Retirement.

Would it be safe to assume that your country of origin has a lower incidence of braces? If so….I’m moving!