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Subject: Re: Baby teeth...

Author:
Eleni

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Date Posted: 22:32:08 07/14/04 Wed
In reply to: Joanne 's message, "Re: Baby teeth..." on 20:54:29 07/14/04 Wed

Ahhh Joanne, your progress gives me hope that I will have a gappy smile soon (never thought *I* would ever say that), as that will surely herald the end of the first chapter of this brace story. I�m hoping for a short story and not the trilogy of lord of the rings.

Out of curiosity, did your braces give you more pressure on the side of the good canine? My left side is hurting a bunch. It feels like my permanent canine is being crushed against the adjacent tooth. I can�t even floss in between there as there is no room for the floss to get through � even the really thin kind.

My adjustment is in three weeks where I get the �real� arch wire � I think it�s thicker? If the pressure on this one tooth gets worse I�m going to suck it up and call the dentist.

>> hello....
>
>i can relate to your problem as well as i had a very
>stubborn baby canine tooth as well. when i was 15 my
>dentist told me that my adult tooth would push out out
>and grow in fine but he was wrong!!! my adult tooth
>decided to come in behind the baby tooth ao i had two
>teeth there. i just had my braces put on in may and
>finally had the baby tooth removed and i was shocked
>to see the root in this thing!!! believe me it was
>never comming out. i am 26 now with a huge gap in the
>side of my mouth for the mean time until the braces
>pull it forward. things are looking good so far. i
>just wanted to say your not alone.
>>Hi all. I found this site the first day I had upper
>>ceramics put on (5 days ago!). As a side note - after
>>reading for a few days it seems like there was a July
>>sale on braces (how many have had braces put on in the
>>last two weeks?).
>>
>>Now to the point of the post....
>>I'm in braces due to a baby tooth issue. My right
>>canine permanent never came down, that is not until it
>>decided one day last year it was time to show itself,
>>albeit close to 15 years off schedule. Upper braces
>>are acting as scaffolding to pull it down and
>>eventually move it into place. At least that is what
>>the dentist says. I have to believe him as we went to
>>college together.
>>
>>I'm curious as to how many have had baby teeth issues,
>>or are the canines just finicky ones. All my past
>>dentists were always shocked at how strong this baby
>>tooth was. Even now it doesn�t want to budge, even
>>with the permanent descending behind it. Or is it the
>>floride in our water that is making for stronger first
>>sets. A co-worker told me her son has had to have all
>>his baby teeth pulled as the permanent came in from
>>the back and the babies didnt want to fall out.
>>
>>Just curious. I personally get a kick out of telling
>>people I am teething. Guess this means I really have
>>to start acting the adult.
>>
>>
>>Best of luck to all the ortho newbies; continued
>>gallantry to those in the long haul; and
>>congratulations to those unbracing.
>>
>>Eleni

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Re: Baby teeth...	Joanne	00:00:24 07/16/04 Fri