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Re: Modern braces

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From: Rod (Woody) Dunsmore
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:54
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In article <No3TXB2w165w@stat.com> david@stat.com (David Dodell) writes:
>rod@hostname.austin.ibm.com (Rod (Woody) Dunsmore) writes:
>
>> Has anyone out there ever heard of braces that can
>> be put on the insides of your teeth so that no one can 
>> see them...I remember hearing about them, but I have never
>> seen them (maybe they work!)...
>
>They do exist, but can not be used in all situations due to exerting
>less torque on the teeth.  And sometimes treatment can even take longer.
>
>You can also explore non-metal banding, which uses a clear bracket
>instead of a metal one.  These are virtually un-noticeable, except at
>very very close distances.
>

Does anyone happen to have anykind of a price range on
the inside braces and/or the clear braces?

How about a ball-park figure on treatment length in either case?

Thanks to everyone who has replied...

			Rod
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