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Subject: Re: Palate Bar OUCH! and ARGH!

Author:
Tim (Seattle)

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Date Posted: 20:29:10 08/20/04 Fri
In reply to: delfi 's message, "Palate Bar OUCH! and ARGH!" on 21:29:04 08/19/04 Thu

I have an expander (Quad Helix) so I can empathize with the appliances like the palate bar. Requires you to learn to speak all over again. I'm doing much better than I expected after 2 months with mine, but would still love to get rid of it

>Does anyone else have a palate bar? It was put in
>yesterday and SO uncomfortable all day! I tried
>singing in my car on the way back to the ortho and
>felt like I was going to throw up *blegh* Worst of
>all, I had one of those assistants with a, umm, heavy
>hand, who doesn't seem to notice how harshly she is
>scraping the crowns of my molars with the metal pick.
>
>Today is better though, but my tongue is irritated
>from pressing against it, and I can't taste food as
>much b/c I can't press my tongue against the roof of
>my mouth.
>
>I guess I'm lucky...my boyfriend had his palate
>EXPANDER in for two years and the bar in for another
>year!
>
>Sorry for the vent. Anyone else? :)

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Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Re: Palate Bar OUCH! and ARGH!	JonK	22:23:54 08/21/04 Sat

My Tongue Hurts Sooo Badly :(	delfi	02:21:41 08/22/04 Sun
Re: My Tongue Hurts Sooo Badly :( -- JonK, 10:34:56 08/22/04 Sun