Thank you for  your help on my last post.  I made up my mind to over come my fears of going to the dentist.  I made a dentist appointment to see a dentist in two weeks.  The thing is I am very embarrassed about how bad I let my teeth become.

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Pain in is in my bottom front teeth.

Within the last few weeks my bottom front teeth have really been causing me pain.  They are really sensitive to cold.  I am not sure it if is one tooth or more that is hurting.  But even when I talk if cold air hits my teeth they hurt.  Any food or drinks for sure hurts.   It is like the pain is coming from the inside of my tooth or teeth.

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I just got back from a consult at the orthodontics.  I was told by the dentist that my son would need to have five baby teeth pulled.  Then he could get braces put on and they would straighten out his teeth as the adult teeth come in.  He would then have straight adult teeth.

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Medi-Cal Dental plans are becoming ever popular in meeting the needs of medicare customers and patients. We found that CaliforniaDentalInsurance.com had the most dental insurance plan options available on the internet. The problem medi-cal recipients were facing is that they had to meet certain monthly threshold requirement.

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A client had called indicating her gums were bleeding, looked discolored, and had an odor that her boyfriend had complained about for some time. The client stated that she rarely brushed her teeth and never flossed. Come to find out this type of careless dental hygiene is not uncommon according to some recent studies.

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Your question although a good one for you is missing information to possible give you a better reply. Not all orthodontics expand people jaws. If they do there is a good reason why. I am not sure if you are a minor, but if you are think of it this way. Your parents are not going to want to pay for treatment that is not needed. However it does not matter weather you are a adult or a minor ask your orthodontics these questions. If what they tell you is not enough let them know. Make the explain to you until you fully understand the whats and whys of your treatment.