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Subject: Re: headgear for adults

Author:
allyson

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Date Posted: 13:14:48 08/16/04 Mon
In reply to: Tenny 's message, "headgear for adults" on 21:44:32 08/09/04 Mon

>My ortho wants me to wear headgear. I'll be 27 yrs old
Tenny -- I had my braces for 3 months or so and then had my headgear placed. I had a couple of weeks to fret about it, and I DID. My husband has been SOOOO good about it. Mine is the facebow kind with an overhead strap. If I wear it all the time at home, I can get in most of the hours. But it does take some will-power at first. I have a few friends who don't mind seeing me in it, and I will gradually expand that circle until I can wear it at their homes as well. I think I can get along without going completely public with it. It will be ok, Tenny, I'm sure you can do it.

>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	RichardM	15:14:02 08/18/04 Wed

Re: headgear for adults	Maggie	16:21:22 08/18/04 Wed
Re: headgear for adults -- crwllc, 18:11:00 08/19/04 Thu