| Subject: Re: New Braces...OUCH!!! |
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Leslie
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Date Posted: 13:12:57 07/05/04 Mon
In reply to:
LERG
's message, "Re: New Braces...OUCH!!!" on 09:11:30 07/03/04 Sat
Yeah, I know that's really weird, I have long dark hair and it just goes everywhere, I have to put it up when I cook and stuff. Sometimes I have a hair just stuck on the brackets, isn't that dumb? I have to pull on it and break it off. Sheesh. The things we never thought could happen!
>Should I dare to ask...?
>How do you get hairs stuck in your braces?
>
>>Yes, gets much easier. I'm 46, by the way, people get
>>them at all ages! I also have lots of additional work
>>-- buildups cost $1700, braces $5,000, in addition
>>will need two implants at $2400 each and two bridges
>>at $1,800, then twelve crowns at $600 each. I could
>>have a new car for all the money we're going to dump
>>into my teeth!
>>
>>Been in them three months, they pretty much become a
>>part of you, the worst thing really is sometimes it's
>>hard to talk, they get in the way and bug me, and it's
>>a pain to clean food out of them all the time,
>>everything gets stuck. I even get hairs stuck in
>>them!
>>
>>But it is such a positive thing to do, now I notice
>>other people's teeth, that could use help, like short
>>teeth from grinding, crooked teeth, and even missing
>>teeth in the front -- heavens! Consider yourself
>>lucky you can afford to take care of your teeth,
>>others can't!
>>
>>
>>>I finally did it!! Got my braces on yesterday (at 35
>>>years old no less!)...ceramic on top and metal on the
>>>bottom. It's been a long road to get to this
>>>point...5 root canals, 5 crowns, 8 fillings, and oral
>>>surgery to remove wisdom teeth. I am soooo happy!!
>>>(and so broke). I also had to get 6 spacers, which
>>>won't be removed til my next appointment in 8 days!!
>>>I am so sore. Chewing right now is impossible...I am
>>>living on jello and ice cream and mashed potatoes.
>>>Please tell me that this gets easier!! My mouth
>feels
>>>like a train wreck right now, but I am trying to stay
>>>positive. Does it ever get easier to eat, talk,
>>>smile, brush, floss??
>>>
>>>Thanks everyone, I love this forum.
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