My 7 year old son has been in an expansion retainer to correct his underbite. His orthodontist now wants to do a frenulectomy. Is this necessary? Also, the orthodontist wants to pull 5 of his baby teeth, 1 lower and 4 upper. Does this have to be done or can I wait for his teeth to fall out naturally? It will cost me $89.00 per tooth plus $250.00 for the frenulectomy! If this is necessary I certainly will pay to have these procedures done, but are they really necessary?
Frenulectomy question - Any Orthodontists available?
I work for an Oral Surgeon, we pull hundreds of teeth a day. I think that what she charged you is a little much for a simple extraction which is what that would be. We charge less then $100 for adult teeth that are simple and $70 for those that are baby teeth. If the teeth are really loose I would have your son wiggle them, bribe him if he gets them out you will give him a reward. I would have the frenulectomy if you are having Orthodontics because that frenum can cause teeth to shift and ruin the work that the Ortho has teeth.
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