Re: Dental Problems and clubfeet?

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Donna,

You should be able to get coverage with your dental insurance for

any work that needs to be done. They can submit xrays, photographs,

and narratives to the insurance co. to get pre-authorized. The only

problem is that most dental insurances seem to have a very low

yearly max. Typical insurance max is only $1500 per year. You can

see that this will not go very far. Now as far as crowns go- $600 in

your area of the world is very inexpensive. However prices will

change dramaticaly by the time all of her permanent teeth have come

in- usually in early teen years. Where I am now (St. Louis) our

crowns are $1066 each. There are 28 teeth, excluding the wisdom

teeth, which can be extracted.

I would also ask pedo if he has ever heard of medical insurance

giving any type of coverage for dental work needed in the case of

AI. After all it is a medical condition. It might be worth a shot to

look into it.

I would also find out if AI does affect her perm. teeth. Should they

be crowned as soon as they are fully errupted in the mouth, or do

they have to wait until she is a little older? Ideally, crowning

them immediately would give them the best protection, but I am not

sure how this would affect her occlusion- or how all the " gears fit

together " . This might be an issue as she has both baby and perm.

teeth in her mouth.

Jen

Ava 1/18/02

Addie 8/2/04 Dobbs Brace 16/7

> > > >

> > > > Hi all,

> > > >

> > > > I have been dealing with the possibility that my daughter

may

> > have

> > > > amelogenesis imperfecta. This is a dental condition that

> affects

> > > the

> > > > enamel of the teeth. Since her teeth have been coming in,

> > 's

> > > > teeth have been almost serrated, seem to be breaking, and

the

> > > enamel

> > > > has come off from her teeth. Now the two new ones she just

got

> > came

> > > > in without enamel! This is not a case of baby bottle tooth

> > decay.

> > > >

> > > > Anyway, I was at the pool on Friday for 's therapy and

> ran

> > > > into my friend with the daughter who has arthrogryposis. We

> > began

> > > > talking and I mentioned 's teeth. Imagine my surprise

> when

> > > > Crystal says that her daughter Haromoni (now 4) has the same

> > issue!

> > > > Is this just a strange coincidence (the statistic is

something

> > like

> > > > one in every 14,000 births!)? Do any of you have experience

> > with

> > > > this condition in your children? I'm wondering if there is a

> > > > correlation between amelogenesis imperfecta and issues like

> > > clubfeet

> > > > and arthrogryposis. I am aware that the prevalence

statistics

> > are

> > > > quite different between the two conditions, but would like

to

> > know

> > > > if anyone else has experienced this.

> > > >

> > > > I dare say that I am more upset about this condition than I

> was

> > > > about the clubfeet. They don't do anything to correct the

baby

> > > > teeth, so they will turn from yellow to brown and may fall

out

> > > > early. Then, when her permanent teeth come in, she will need

> > > > complete crowns. Knowing how important a good smile is to

self

> > > > esteem, and knowing how cruel children can be, I am very

upset

> > > about

> > > > this. We go to the pediodontist the day before Thanksgiving

> and

> > I

> > > > hope to get some answers then.

> > > >

> > > > Donna

> > > > mother to (6-5-92), (7-19-99), Jakob (12-06-

> 01),

> > > and

> > > > -bilateral clubfeet corrected FAB 12-14/7 (11-01-04)

> > > >

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