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Subject: Re: headgear for adults

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crwllc

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Date Posted: 18:11:00 08/19/04 Thu
In reply to: Maggie 's message, "Re: headgear for adults" on 16:21:22 08/18/04 Wed

>>The more I read here the less faith I have in my
>>ortho. Obviously the "24/7" guy who said he had to
>>wear headgear for three years is a fraud. But
>>obviously some adults have to wear the silly (looking)
>>things. I will be one of them soon. Yet I get the
>>feeling that I did not explore/demand more options.
>>AS to public wear even my ortho doesn't expect that.
>>This whole thing gets curiouser and curiouser. I just
>>focus on the end result, only 2 1/2 years away, but I
>>might have done a lot different if I had to do it all
>>over again (I have been working on this over a year so
>>far, just to get to the braces stage, I hope it is all
>>worth it.)
>>
>
>I know. Personally, whenever anyone makes a comment
>that they wear their hg in public, I start to think of
>them as a fraud because if all these people who
>claimed to werar them in public on the web actually
>did wear them in public, then how come I've never seen
>one in public my whole life? My ortho who has to be
>one of the most demanding ones, doesn't expect me to
>wear my HG in public. Anyone who says they've had
>braces for 4 years or more is also a fraud in my book,
>you only end up with braces that long if you have a
>stupid ortho, you break brackets, you miss
>appointments, or your a kid without all your permanant
>teeth. If you want to get a second opinion, I would
>definitly get one, I kind of wish I would of shopped
>around more too, but being only 19 I could really only
>afford one consultation and all. My dental insurance
>only pays for cleaning 2x a year, no fillings, braces,
>retainers, or cosmetic dentistry.

Good Reply Maggie,

Well, I am going in on the 23rd to get spacers, but have not decided on hg or surgrey yet. Orth say we have a month to decided. Will probably watch other people in the office to see how often he uses hg on other patient and maybe talk to them on surprises once all the metal is installed.
Thanks for the comments and help.

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