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- Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:55 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Dental questions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 815
Dental questions
Along with braces come other types of tooth repairs...Does anyone know of a dental website similar to this? I don't want to take away from the braces-related topics with my random questions...
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:20 am
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: First meal after braces
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12546
- Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:52 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Is my tooth dead?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1226
Coincidentally, I was at my dentist today for a crown removal/replacement. She asked if my dead tooth was hit 20 years ago. When I said no, it was just small, she asked if the original root canal/crown was done after orthodontics. I said yes. She said sometimes ortho work can kill off an already wea...
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:32 pm
- Forum: Invisalign-type Braces (Clear Aligners)
- Topic: Are these IPR/filed spaces ever going to fill in and when?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11711
Good question ChicagoJohn! I have ceramic braces but asked a similar question on another forum and no one seemed to feel my worry. My ortho has used both, a file and a drill to IPR. I HATE the gaps and can only assume he knows what he's doing. I do see where two teeth are slightly overlapped and I a...
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:27 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: 1st adjustment
- Replies: 1
- Views: 808
I don't know if there is a weird or normal. I've had two adjustments and my wire was changed (bigger) both times. I am now in a 0.18--which I gather is big from some other posts, but I didn't bother to ask my ortho anything about it. It is nice to see how much progress has been made. I think I've be...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:34 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Just excited
- Replies: 0
- Views: 905
Just excited
I just needed an outlet to share my excitement!! So, I have lower braces on to fix some crowding. My only other teeth issues (that I'm willing to fix) are to update a crown on a peg lateral and bond the opposite tooth. The current crown is old, ugly, and has black showing at the gumline--futher acce...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:30 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Braces day before vacation!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2659
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:02 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Brackets coming off
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6545
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:59 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Braces day before vacation!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2659
Depends on the length and nature of your vacation. If you are going on a cruise for three days then yes, probably. I say that because you'll be sore for about that length and wouldn't get to enjoy the fun of a cruise--all the food!! Overall, you'll be sore for a couple of days at least and have trou...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:21 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: what to do before debrace day?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2569
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:22 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: My first day with Damon braces
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9966
I ate soft stuff for awhile after getting my braces. I can eat anything now, but generally avoid biting into stuff (I use a fork for pizza, etc.). I lost 13 lbs in 7 weeks and am thrilled. No, it wasn't all due to braces, but losing a couple in the first week gave me the incentive to curb my eating ...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:14 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Clear or Metal...Is one better?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7055
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:51 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: what to do before debrace day?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2569
- Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:37 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Elastics
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3038
Are you on a pay as you go plan where your fee keeps getting higher? I am just confused by your concern that she is trying to make more money. I know for me, the cost was given up front. I'm paid in full and regardless of what comes up (unless I am habitually breaking things), I don't owe them anoth...
- Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:32 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: how do you manage to brush your teeth after each meal?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3497
I don't! I brush in the morning, when I get to work after my morning cup of coffee, and at night after dinner. During the day, I swish with water always and will pick out any unsightly things with my trusty dental pick. I keep a kit in my purse in case I need to brush, but I haven't found it to be t...