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Subject: Re: rotating tooth fiasco

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drrick

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Date Posted: 11:02:56 07/31/04 Sat
In reply to: mary from Oregon 's message, "rotating tooth fiasco" on 22:44:20 07/30/04 Fri

Rotations are the hardest to correct and maintain especially on adults.

I agree with what your doc has suggested -- definitely a fiberotomy is needed and I would bond each tooth to the retainer. I would even make an essix over that for added security.

>At my last adjustment, they removed a wire tie on the
>lower archwire and put on a powerchain. Over that
>weekend the lower tooth that was previously most
>rotated and has taken almost 2 years to straighten
>quickly began to rotate back to its preferred
>position. By Monday it was pretty crooked and I went
>in and they tied it back on with quite a bit of
>effort. My ortho told me that they would actually
>have to bond each incisor to the retainer or that
>would most likely happen. She also says that the
>gingival fiber releasing procedure is necessary for
>those teeth that were so rotated, but not until the
>braces come off but right away after the removal. I
>couldn't believe how fast that tooth tried to rotate
>back. Also I'm back in elastics full time because my
>bite seems to have shifted back a while. It seems
>like I'll have to have full time elastics for at least
>another month and then half time for another month.
>So.... here we go again and just when I thought the
>end might be near. ??????? oh well... sigh!

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Subject	Author	Date
Thanks for the imput Dr Rick	mary from Oregon	16:22:11 07/31/04 Sat
Meant to write "input"...... typo. (NT) -- mary, 16:23:12 07/31/04 Sat I have the same probelm! -- Emily, 02:33:13 08/02/04 Mon Re: I have the same probelm! -- drrick, 07:17:38 08/02/04 Mon