Does medicaid pay for orthodontist-braces in NC?

They do pay for braces, and its one set per lifetime. Medicaid has certain guidelines that they follow, and the braces has to be deemed really needed in order for them to pay. For example if their mouth is to little for their teeth, and needs a widener and braces they would pay for them, but if it's just that their teeth are a little out of place then they won't pay. It all depends too on how the Orthodontist writes it up.