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- Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:09 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: maxillary arch expander
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1849
I had a quad helix which is a different type of expander, I spoke really funny for about 2-3 weeks and also had the saliva issue. After a while I forgot it was even there and it was second nature and felt weird when I got it cut out. Keep persisting and see how you go, they work really well and for ...
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:01 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Bonded Retainers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2020
- Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:40 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Bonded Retainers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2020
- Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:48 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Bonded Retainers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2020
- Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:36 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Bonded Retainers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2020
Thanks for the reply drrick. Sadly though, I feel my ortho doesn't really care about my opinion or any issues I will have. He will not even give me an answer on why they're not suited for my case. By all accounts I don't have any gum issues and hygiene is certainly not a problem as I not only brush ...
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:35 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: INSISTING on permanent retainers???
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6705
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Bonded Retainers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2020
Bonded Retainers
Has anyone here got bonded top and bottom? I requested that setup through my ortho and instead he slaps with me hawleys top and bottom!
Even when I requested the bonded on the bottom, he told me it's not suited to my case, and he won't put one on top because he says they always break.
Any ideas?
Even when I requested the bonded on the bottom, he told me it's not suited to my case, and he won't put one on top because he says they always break.
Any ideas?
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:56 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: De-banding date but with a few questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1476
De-banding date but with a few questions
I have booked in for my de-banding date but when I asked about the choice of retainers they basically said there is none. I was told I would have a Hawley retainer, I asked if I could have the bonded retainer which is my preference and they said they rarely use them. Is this typical practice? Should...
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:53 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Do you eat with your elastics on?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6480
okay, I'm due for elastics pretty soon here and I'm a bit concerned after reading some of these posts. If you sometimes can't even open your mouth to eat - how are you supposed to talk? And if you can't take them out, and you can't talk with them in, how are you supposed to work when work requires ...
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:50 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Do you eat with your elastics on?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6480
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:44 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Gap
- Replies: 0
- Views: 679
Gap
Prior to getting braces I had a problem molar tooth right at the back which became infected and had to be extracted - not long after, a wisdom tooth came up into it's place which all seemed fine because it was almost like I never even had an extraction. For the past 5 months I've been wearing elasti...
- Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:59 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Biting into food?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6691
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:14 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Question About Closing Holes Due to Extractions
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4210
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:20 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Hitting bracket
- Replies: 4
- Views: 969
Saw the ortho, he just changed my powerchains and tweaked the bottom wire a little bit to hopefully bring the teeth back. I'm still biting on the bracket though, hopefully it clears up in a couple of days, if not I might have to go back in, it's very difficult to eat I'm almost just swollowing every...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:52 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Hitting bracket
- Replies: 4
- Views: 969
Hitting bracket
The ortho has begun to close the gaps on my bottom teeth via chains and elastics but the elastics seem to be pulling by bite down a bit and my top teeth have began to hit my bottom bracket. I rang the office and spoke to a nurse who said it wasn't a big issue and to put my mind at "ease" I...