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by TheDormouse
Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:02 pm
Forum: The Bracket Club
Topic: What do you miss eating?
Replies: 75
Views: 11970

Re: What do you miss eating?

Popcorn and tortilla chips.
by TheDormouse
Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:59 pm
Forum: The Bracket Club
Topic: What was your first meal/food after braces?
Replies: 125
Views: 30102

Re: What was your first meal/food after braces?

Cream of carrot soup, chicken a la king, and tiramisu, from the cafeteria of my grandmother's nursing home. She said she wanted to be the first person after my ortho to see me on Brace Day, so I visited her right after my appointment, and it was lunch time. I was afraid of eating right away, but foo...
by TheDormouse
Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:52 pm
Forum: Invisalign-type Braces (Clear Aligners)
Topic: How often do you interact with your orthodontist?
Replies: 15
Views: 6980

Re: How often do you interact with your orthodontist?

When I had my twin blocks, it was the orthodontist himself doing the adjustments, but now with the actual braces it's the dental assistant who seems to do all the work. She even put them on. He only verifies her work at the end.
by TheDormouse
Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bracket Club
Topic: Bonjour!
Replies: 3
Views: 871

Bonjour!

I'm 29, on day 2 of my 36-month braces sentence, and in very much pain right now. My orthodontic treatment started when I was 28, so a year and a half ago. I had a twin blocks on my bottom teeth, to cure my overbite, but it's clear so it was not visible. The "real thing" started yesterday,...
by TheDormouse
Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:25 pm
Forum: Parents of Kids in Braces
Topic: Daughter finding her twin block almost impossible
Replies: 3
Views: 10977

Re: Daughter finding her twin block almost impossible

I also had a twin block on my lower teeth for a year and a half. After a year of use, it started hurting really badly. I took an emergency appointment with my ortho, who said it was just worn out and needed to be replaced.
by TheDormouse
Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:23 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Day 2 and ulcers
Replies: 3
Views: 929

Day 2 and ulcers

I've had a twin blocks appliance on my bottom teeth for a year and a half to correct my overbite, but the actual braces were put on my top teeth only yesterday. I work on the phone, and talking was unbearable today. Wax was of no help because the ulcers had already formed. I ordered a Morgan Bumper ...
by TheDormouse
Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:19 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Poll: At What Age Did You Get Your Braces?
Replies: 1107
Views: 239236

Re: Poll: At What Age Did You Get Your Braces?

I was 28 when I got my appliance at the bottom to fix my overbite, had it on for a year and a half, and I'm now 29 and got my actual braces on yesterday. 30 to 36 months sentence.