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- Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:53 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: 11 years out, and now looking at tooth loss.
- Replies: 1
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11 years out, and now looking at tooth loss.
I got my braces off 11 years ago, and now am experiencing quite a bit of gum recession all over my mouth, with the worst of it being in the bottom front. I have several teeth with only about 2mm left of gumline. The teeth in the middle front have been feeling achy lately. The pain feels like it's in...
- Thu May 10, 2018 12:31 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Problems 10 years later
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2753
Re: Problems 10 years later
That sounds like what I would like to have done. I wonder why my dentist said it wouldn't work.
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:46 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Problems 10 years later
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2753
Re: Problems 10 years later
[quote=EmilyTravels post_id=501060 time=1521590323 user_id=30228] Google "pinhole technique for receding gums". This is what I am going to do when the time comes (I have a few teeth with receding gums but not too serious yet). It is a newer technique that is much less invasive than traditi...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 11:11 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Problems 10 years later
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2753
Re: Problems 10 years later
What is this "bonding material" you speak of that they're going to use to treat your recession? I was asking my dentist and others about using something other than a skin graft to treat my recession and they all pretty much said it wasn't possible. It sure seems possible enough. Just somet...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:06 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Problems 10 years later
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2753
Problems 10 years later
When I was 34, I got braces for 2 years and then went to using Essex retainers when I was 36. I wore the retainers at night every night for the first 3 years. Then I started wearing them 3 times a week (Tues, Thurs, Sat). They seemed to fit about the same as when I was wearing them nightly. After th...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:31 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: 10 Years After Braces
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3898
Re: 10 Years After Braces
[quote="Felina Grimm" post_id=496858 time=1503377027 user_id=24054]
5 years with the same Essix? I thought they only lasted 6 months - 1 year. Awesome!
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Mine lasted 6 years before one broke while cleaning. Now I'm on my second pair and it's been 4 years.
5 years with the same Essix? I thought they only lasted 6 months - 1 year. Awesome!
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Mine lasted 6 years before one broke while cleaning. Now I'm on my second pair and it's been 4 years.