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Subject: Re: headgear for adults

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crwllc

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Date Posted: 09:21:42 08/10/04 Tue
In reply to: Tenny 's message, "headgear for adults" on 21:44:32 08/09/04 Mon

I am new, so I have been looking into the matter myself. I am told that surgrey is the only way. Crack the jaw and move it. I am still deciding what to do myself. Headgear looks bad and sure it does not look great, but I can not imagin breaking my jaw. It must feel realy weird sitting in the chair when they drop this thing on the table next to you, knowing that it is for you and your mouth. I have see it on patient next to me at the ortho's office. It must feel really bad when the ortho. comes over and starts to install this thing. The pressure must be trouble. Then the straps that go around you head. I can not imagin the pressure once this thing is in, but surgrey is another thing. Good Luck.

>My ortho wants me to wear headgear. I'll be 27 yrs old
>in December. Isn't it true that headgear is more for
>growing children?
>I'm told to wear it for 12-14 hrs but due to my work,
>I can only wear it for at most 10 hrs a day. I've had
>my braces for 3 months now and it's been relatively
>painless and stress-free. But this headgear is making
>me stress out because I can't find time to wear it,
>and it hurts too. Is there no alternative to headgear?
>Help me please...

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: headgear for adults	Tenny	09:48:27 08/10/04 Tue

Re: headgear for adults	Maggie	11:39:52 08/11/04 Wed
Re: headgear for adults -- crwllc, 12:48:29 08/16/04 Mon Re: headgear for adults -- Maggie, 16:34:38 08/18/04 Wed