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Date Posted: 10:50:11 08/16/04 Mon
In reply to:
john
's message, "Re: I am confused" on 10:46:14 08/16/04 Mon
>i too had my bands and brackets done all within 90
>minutes. There was no pain at all and am quite happy
>with things. I agree with others in that the spacers
>hurt more, except that that pain was easier to deal
>with since i could bite off and just swallow food.
>Now it hurts to bite off anything solid, but chewing
>now is painfree.
>I had 4 bands, and the ortho assistant mistakenly put
>a left-side band on the lower right side, but it
>turned out fine as my ortho caught it before anything
>was cemented in place.
>my treatment plan is about 3 years, i had 3
>extractions, numbers 5,12, 20 & 29. and i'd like to
>actually keep the braces on as long as possible, even
>10-15+ years i'd have no problem with... but we'll see
>how the situation is after 3 years first....
>the experience as a whole i would rate as perfect so
>far....
>i'm 26
Why do you want to keep them on as long as possible?! 10-15 years! My ortho said the longest he keeps anyone in braces is 3 years(including adults) unless they break brackets or miss appointments.
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>>I have just returned from getting my spacers on. I
>>will have eight bands put on next week and on the 26th
>>the rest of my mouth will be sealed in steel. But the
>>more I read here, the more I wonder about my treatment
>>plan.
>>
>>It seems most people get thier appliances on over
>>several months, first one jaw, then the other. Yet I
>>will have all the bands and brackets, top and bottom,
>>put on in a week. Is this because I have expressed my
>>"mixed feelings" (the orthos words) about the whole
>>process? Or is it just the normal way to put braces
>>on a fifty year old male? Or am I just lucky?
>>
>>Then there is the question of treatment time, which I
>>understand should be 24 - 30 months. Many here seem
>>to go from a year or less to no more than two years.
>>Once again, am I just lucky? How close is the
>>estimate to actual wear time. A good friend in high
>>school got his on as a freshman, supposedly for two
>>years, and still had them on the last time I saw him
>>in college, four years later. He was not at all happy
>>about that, or will I be if it happens to me.
>>
>>Finally there is the headgear thing that I am supposed
>>to "wear the hell out of" (orthos words). I told him
>>night time wear is doable, but public appearances are
>>out of the question. He said the less I wear it the
>>longer I will have to wear everything. I think I read
>>that Lynn, founder of this page, was told by one ortho
>>she had to wear headgear but went to another who did
>>it without headgear. The closest other orthodontist
>>who takes my insurance is over an hour away. I didn't
>>get a second opinion and now I am seriously
>>questioning myself for that. Maybe the travel time
>>would be worth it if I didnt have to wear what I am
>>sure will be a highly visable, highly embarassing
>>appliance that kids won't even wear.
>>
>>Or am I just getting cold feet and looking for reasons
>>not to do this?
>>
>>The spacers are certainly uncomfortable, but the pain
>>is not nearly as bad as I had imagined from reading
>>some post here. Or am I just lucky?
>>
>>Thanks for tolerating my rants and offering your
>>opinions.
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