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sneed1o1 wrote:Hello all! I decided to start this thread because I'll begin my second round with braces next month! I had my braces removed in 2012 with a case of spacing and crossbite. The treatment took 18 months from start to finish. My orthodontist gave me upper and lower permanent retainers and an additional plastic removable retainer for the upper plate. I also seem to have a tongue thrusting issue, so despite the retainers, a slight open bite has appeared over the past couple of years, mostly due to lower plate protrusion. Upon my consultation today, my new orthodontist noticed that I had some bone loss in front of my anterior lower teeth...I've never had periodontal disease or any problems with teeth besides the ones mentioned previously. I'm wondering if this was caused by my previous orthodontic treatment. However, the orthodontist has decided to move forward with treatment, as he believes it's not MAJOR bone loss. The plan of action is for me to get a "tongue trainer" included with my braces
Supposedly, this is supposed to retrain and keep my tongue from thrusting. The treatment will take an estimated 10 months. I will post pictures of my treatment throughout the course. If anyone has had a similar experience, please share!
The result looks very nice. Class III elastics work very well.sneed1o1 wrote:Here's a photo from my last appointment (November 28, 2016). The orthodontist put me in the standard class III elastics, added a top powerchain from canine to canine, and increased the bottom wire size. I am supposed to wear the right elastic for 24 hours, and the left one for 12 hours to align my bite (as you can see the misalignment in the previous post). I'm not sure what could make me wear these braces for a full 10 months (to June 2017), I'm pretty certain I'll have these off way before then.
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Lovespain5 wrote:The result looks very nice. Class III elastics work very well.sneed1o1 wrote:Here's a photo from my last appointment (November 28, 2016). The orthodontist put me in the standard class III elastics, added a top powerchain from canine to canine, and increased the bottom wire size. I am supposed to wear the right elastic for 24 hours, and the left one for 12 hours to align my bite (as you can see the misalignment in the previous post). I'm not sure what could make me wear these braces for a full 10 months (to June 2017), I'm pretty certain I'll have these off way before then.
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Yes exactly! I felt pain each time the first days after adjustment and after it disappeared...until I got my elastics! I think if you don't wear your rubber bands for 3 or 4 hours some days (it arrived to me sometimessneed1o1 wrote:Lovespain5 wrote:The result looks very nice. Class III elastics work very well.sneed1o1 wrote:Here's a photo from my last appointment (November 28, 2016). The orthodontist put me in the standard class III elastics, added a top powerchain from canine to canine, and increased the bottom wire size. I am supposed to wear the right elastic for 24 hours, and the left one for 12 hours to align my bite (as you can see the misalignment in the previous post). I'm not sure what could make me wear these braces for a full 10 months (to June 2017), I'm pretty certain I'll have these off way before then.
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Thank you! For some reason, my incisors have been getting sore on and off. I don't remember the soreness fluctuating like this my first time around. Did you experience this? Usually, after an appointment, my teeth are sore for a few days, and then they won't be sore until the next adjustment. My teeth were fine after that first week, and yesterday they were sore again!
It will go by faster than you think! I wish my bite would have been addressed my first time around so I wouldn't have had to go through this again. Better to address it in one round if you can!tingette wrote:My teeth are quite similar to yours in the first set of photos! I just had metal braces put on the top teeth, and I'm thinking about getting them on the bottom too to correct my bite, but my ortho has quoted me at least 18 months