I wish! My orthodontist gave me A LOT of pushback every time I voiced my opinion on this. You have very supportive orthodontists!!FlyByNight wrote:My ortho told me I would need a permanent upper and lower. I insisted in just getting the clear Essix retainers and luckily he respected my decision.
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- Wed Jul 05, 2017 2:42 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Fixed Retainer Removal?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1732
Re: Fixed Retainer Removal?
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 2:41 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Fixed Retainer Removal?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1732
Re: Fixed Retainer Removal?
Ultimately the decision is yours! It's your mouth and your teeth. When my ortho and I were talking about retainer options, I asked which he thought would be the best for my specific case. His response, the best retainer is the one the patient is going to wear!!! Lol Makes perfect sense to me. While...
- Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:13 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: My 2nd round with BRACES...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9060
Re: My 2nd round with BRACES...
Thank you! I'm so ready to have naked teeth!!!MrPlenty wrote:Your results are awesome!
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:22 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Gaps after my braces were removed, and my retainer is doing anything to help.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 955
Re: Gaps after my braces were removed, and my retainer is doing anything to help.
It's your money! You're the customer. I feel like if you want more done, even if it means another surgical approach, he can do it, or you can find someone else that will. It's your mouth!
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:17 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Fixed Retainer Removal?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1732
Re: Fixed Retainer Removal?
My first round, 25 years ago, I had a fixed bottom retainer. I didn't like it then and don't think I'm going to get one this time either. I always rubbed it with my tongue as well. As a teen the ortho removed it when I broke one side loose chewing on a pen or something we do when we are immature te...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:11 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: My 2nd round with BRACES...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9060
Re: My 2nd round with BRACES...
WOW! They look great though! Congratulations on your debonding date! Mine is happening 7/17! My treatment went soooo fast this time. Enjoy that beautiful new smile. Thank you! It feels so good to see the light at the end of the tunnel, right?! :HugeGrin: YOUR teeth look amazing! Does your ortho hav...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:39 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Fixed Retainer Removal?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1732
Fixed Retainer Removal?
Brief history: This is my second go-around with braces. I've had fixed retainers on top and bottom after my first treatment almost 10 years ago. I now have a different orthodontist, and he only placed one on the bottom due to past tongue thrust issues. I have tried to explain that I didn't want it, ...
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:56 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: My 2nd round with BRACES...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9060
Re: My 2nd round with BRACES...
TODAY WAS MY LAST ADJUSTMENT!!! :dance: The pain that I'm about to experience will be like no other unfortunately. I am now in zigzags :roll: I will have to wear this configuration at night time for the next week, and then 24 hours until I get them off. I also have the bonded retainer on my lower 6 ...
- Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:28 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Protruding tooth root
- Replies: 2
- Views: 486
Re: Protruding tooth root
Your teeth look great! Are you getting them off soon? You can always get a second opinion from a dentist. According to my orthodontist, I have bone loss on my bottom teeth, which have had the most pressure applied during this treatment :shock: Sorry for the blur in the picture, but I'm curious as we...
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 7:17 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Second Braces Journey at 25
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14940
Re: Second Braces Journey at 25
Oh, wow- did the ortho go into how the essix contributed to your open bite? I've never heard of that happening before, which is a bit scary. I've heard of things like thumb sucking and tongue thrust contributing to them. I think that once my braces are off I'll update intermittently on how I do wit...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:58 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: question about midline elastics
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3237
Re: question about midline elastics
I had an underbite and anterior open bite. During treatment, my midline shifted. I had been wearing class III configurations, so in order to correct my midline, my orthodontist had me wear the configuration on one side for 24 hours, and then both at night, top molars to lower canines with the falcon...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:52 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: My 2nd round with BRACES...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9060
Re: My 2nd round with BRACES...
I'm so excited for you! Great to hear it's only a few weeks over the estimated treatment time, too. Looking at your photos, it's really impressive how they closed your open bite, although I bet those elastics weren't fun. Thanks! The first class III configuration I had was PAINFUL! All that pressur...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:49 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Second Braces Journey at 25
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14940
Re: Second Braces Journey at 25
Your story is a little similar to my own, minus the extractions and Hawley retainer issue. I had the general extractions (wisdom teeth removed before they even surfaced), and I had the Essix retainer on top, with a bonded retainer on both top and bottom. I demanded a Hawley retainer this time becau...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:36 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Second Braces Journey at 25
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14940
Re: Second Braces Journey at 25
I don't think the Hawley retainers can cause a full relapse. I don't think an overjet could come back, for example. I think my overjet only came back when I stopped wearing the retainer entirely. However, if there is room for your teeth to move sideways in your mouth, if the extraction gap is still...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:23 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Extended treatment time
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1473
Re: Extended treatment time
Wow! Why such a long extension? I'd be pretty bummed too!