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Subject: Re: headgear for adults


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MJ
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Date Posted: 19:52:29 08/10/04 Tue
In reply to: Tenny 's message, "headgear for adults" on 21:44:32 08/09/04 Mon
 I am almost 22 and you are right, headgear is not a lot of fun. My doctor said 10-12 hours a day was about the minimum for me to be useful and if I only wear it that minimum amount I will still get there but my whole treatment will just take longer. I just do the best I can. Fortunately, if you want to call spending my college years with braces fortunate, I can often wear it longer since I can wear it around the house when I'm not at school without making a public spectacle of myself. It does take some time to get used to but it won't hurt after a while - (elastics were worse!) If there's another way, go for it but if you have to stick with headgear, it is working for me.

MJ


>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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Re: headgear for adultsMaggie11:46:42 08/11/04 Wed

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