Yesterday afternoon.... finnally got them put on.

What a nightmare dealing with the dentists... this took 8 months and 3 dentist to get to this point.
My insurance is supposed to cover 100%... but the first dentist said he was participating... but wasn't really .... asked for 4K when it came time to put them on
Second dentist said... 100% participating... but after doing impressions and getting ready to put them on asked for 2700. said... "insurance dosn't include appliances"

Not to mention that office had the meanest nastiest staff you could imagine.

Then I quickly found dentist 3. I figured if I had to pay through the nose, I could at least find an office that was nice.
Dentist 3 said 100% covered, including appliances and everything else.... evening and Saturday hours (wow) and ......really, really nice office staff.

See me in two years when dd gets them off and has that million dollar smile.
BTW She loves having them, thrilled to bits.. got full metal braces with a lovely colored wire, just in time for picture day.