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by jxds
Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:09 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Rubberbands.. OUCH!
Replies: 14
Views: 7443

I have three elastics in my mouth now. Yes, they hurt, but then the pain goes away...until the next adjustment when they change the configuration, add new elastics or just give you a new bag of stronger elastics! :evil: then you're back to the starting point... However, wearing them religiously does...
by jxds
Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:55 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: wire 'powerchain'
Replies: 6
Views: 5970

Thanks everyone! since I have this lacing in combination with elastics to correct my midline (a classII on one side, and a classIII on the other side) I guess in this case they just want the front six to move togheter and avoid gaps. It hurts for a few days, then, as usual, you forget... Then, it is...
by jxds
Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:19 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: wire 'powerchain'
Replies: 6
Views: 5970

wire 'powerchain'

Hi, I already commented on that on my braces story, but I post it here to see if I get more feedback. On my last adjustment the ortho laced together all my 6 front teeth with a thin wire that goes around my brackets and wires. I think it is a sort of metal powerchain, or at least that is how it look...
by jxds
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:13 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: How do you eat Almonds with braces on?
Replies: 9
Views: 11829

I've eaten almonds and nuts, always carefully, but they are just so prone to get stuck between wires, brackets and teeth that I just try to avoid them! I hate that feeling, and then I have to work hard to take out all the stuff!
by jxds
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:09 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Can a crossbite be fixed without surgery?
Replies: 6
Views: 12995

I suppose it depends a lot, but I had a one-side cross bite as well and it is currently being fixed with elastics.
by jxds
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:06 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Anyone being teased?
Replies: 36
Views: 5928

I'm sure in a few days you'll feel much better and comfortable with your braces. I also felt depressed the first days: the initial shock, in combination with the pain and the extreme discomfort for eating all add up and is normal to feel down. Once you get used you will case much less about silly co...
by jxds
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:01 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: need to make a decision: conventional or damon braces
Replies: 5
Views: 1110

Chose on the basis of the ortho, the convenience and so on. I've got Damons, but it was mainly because with this ortho I could avoid extractions and an expander, and partly also because of a shorter estimate, although I already knew that estimates are just estimates... I'm very happy with the progre...
by jxds
Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:54 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Freak's Braces story (incl. pics)
Replies: 64
Views: 20883

I had heard about that controversy as well. Indeed, when I had my consultations, one ortho wanted to pull teeth and the one I chose didn't. That's basically why I chose this one, that uses Damon braces. I don't really care about the brackets I have (indeed, at the time I prefered ceramics instead of...
by jxds
Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:49 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Full metal Damon mouth [4th adjustment, lowers came out]
Replies: 71
Views: 28784

I still have my five laced front teeth a little sore, but it's much better now. I suppose they have laced them together with this thin wire to have them move all at the same time and close some gaps that had opened. They closed in a few hours, especially one between my two front teeth, and man that ...
by jxds
Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:29 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: 2 sets of elastics?
Replies: 2
Views: 769

Now I'm wearing three elastics at once -one for crossbite, one class2 and one class3- and yes, the more elastics you add, the more difficult it gets to open wide your mouth but still we do get used to almost anything!
by jxds
Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:18 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Been A Whole Year
Replies: 5
Views: 929

it's the same for me, corn in the cob is just physically impossible to eat normally. There are few things I have completely avoided, and this is one of them! When I get them off I'll eat a lot of it!
by jxds
Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:52 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Full metal Damon mouth [4th adjustment, lowers came out]
Replies: 71
Views: 28784

So I went for another appointment today, and guess what? I got my crossbite elastic back in! :( The ortho said my crossbite has receeded a little bit and he wants me to keep wearing it for the summer... so I'm back to three elastics: one classII, one classIII and a cross elastic :shock: He also put ...
by jxds
Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:46 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Been A Whole Year
Replies: 5
Views: 929

Wow, you've made great progress! I've been braced for a year now as well and I am also really looking forward to have them removed! :D
by jxds
Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:45 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Powerchains->no powerchains->powerchains->no powerc
Replies: 3
Views: 954

Sometimes I feel like that as well, not with powerchains but with a crossbite elastic. I wore it for 2 months, then he told me to stop wearing it and now I'm back to it again. It's like he took it out too soon :( This particular elastic is not a big deal, but combined with the other 2 I'm wearing it...
by jxds
Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:43 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Is this true of all brace wearers?
Replies: 13
Views: 2283

it took me a few months until I could whistle again, but now it is back to normal!