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Braces Trauma
Took the kids for a free initial consult with the orthodontist today. O my,
the trauma and pathos for my 13 year old girl. Bottom line, they both could use them. But my son, forget it. We are still working on teeth brushing everyday. My poor daughter. So self-conscious about her teeth, won't smile with an open mouth. But she's also self-conscious about braces. And she plays the flute and has heard it's harder to play with braces. The thing is, it's not just cosmetic. She has a couple of permanent teeth that are not coming down and she is either going to have to have braces, or get them pulled and put in false teeth, or have spaces in the front of her mouth. Poor girl. What a dilemma. She cried, she yelled at me that I didn't know anything. So now she thinks she will have them IF, she can get the clear brackets, if she can only get the top and if she gets a different doctor because the one we went to is a jerk (Poor guy is a jerk because he's the one who delivered the bad news) Oh let's not talk about the cost. Suffice it to say, I had a little life-insurance money. Lost half of it because I was advised (and stupidly followed) to put it ALL in mutual funds. I plan on taking the kids to Italy for a big trip next year. Between the trip and braces (for both), I might have a little left over for emergencies. :-0 Can I just encourage anyone who is married here and is resenting the checks you make out for life-insurance, to not only stop resenting it, but go out and buy about twice as much as you have now?... Joelle If you want to make God laugh, tell him what you are doing tomorrow Father Mike |
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And if she thinks flute
is hard with braces...try piccolo NOOO, don't tell her that!! Her plan is to graduate to the piccola in high school! Just let her know it's not the end of the world Well you know, she's 13, anybody but her mom can tell her that. joelle If you want to make God laugh, tell him what you are doing tomorrow Father Mike |
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"Joelle" wrote in message ... Took the kids for a free initial consult with the orthodontist today. O my, the trauma and pathos for my 13 year old girl. Bottom line, they both could use them. But my son, forget it. We are still working on teeth brushing everyday. My poor daughter. So self-conscious about her teeth, won't smile with an open mouth. But she's also self-conscious about braces. And she plays the flute and has heard it's harder to play with braces. The thing is, it's not just cosmetic. She has a couple of permanent teeth that are not coming down and she is either going to have to have braces, or get them pulled and put in false teeth, or have spaces in the front of her mouth. Poor girl. What a dilemma. She cried, she yelled at me that I didn't know anything. So now she thinks she will have them IF, she can get the clear brackets, if she can only get the top and if she gets a different doctor because the one we went to is a jerk (Poor guy is a jerk because he's the one who delivered the bad news) Oh let's not talk about the cost. Suffice it to say, I had a little life-insurance money. Lost half of it because I was advised (and stupidly followed) to put it ALL in mutual funds. I plan on taking the kids to Italy for a big trip next year. Between the trip and braces (for both), I might have a little left over for emergencies. :-0 Can I just encourage anyone who is married here and is resenting the checks you make out for life-insurance, to not only stop resenting it, but go out and buy about twice as much as you have now?... Joelle If you want to make God laugh, tell him what you are doing tomorrow Father Mike Sigh....braces...yeah, I remember that. Tell her that I had the head gear and had to wear it for 12 hours a day....and I was 13 when I had mine. Her flute playing will be fine. She'll just need some extra practice to adjust her lips properly, I"m sure that she'll get so used to having them on, she'll have more problems when she has them taken off. Give her a big hug, and start stocking up on Motrin now (ibuprofen)...she's gonna be really uncomfortable every time they get tightened! But they are so worth it. The head gear was even worth it. No more overbite and straight teeth! hugs, *bri |
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In ,
Joelle typed: And if she thinks flute is hard with braces...try piccolo NOOO, don't tell her that!! Her plan is to graduate to the piccola in high school! By the time she gets to high school, she should have mastered the art of pursed lip playing with braces on. I remember all the airy sounds, no pure tone. Then the braces came OFF, and same thing again. The more she does it the better she will be. It won't be that hard. Just let her know it's not the end of the world Well you know, she's 13, anybody but her mom can tell her that. Don't I know it. My son's 12. Sometimes I just wanna scream!! joelle If you want to make God laugh, tell him what you are doing tomorrow Father Mike Betsy -- Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup. |
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In . com,
turtledove typed: "Joelle" wrote in message ... Took the kids for a free initial consult with the orthodontist today. O my, the trauma and pathos for my 13 year old girl. Bottom line, they both could use them. But my son, forget it. We are still working on teeth brushing everyday. My poor daughter. So self-conscious about her teeth, won't smile with an open mouth. But she's also self-conscious about braces. And she plays the flute and has heard it's harder to play with braces. The thing is, it's not just cosmetic. She has a couple of permanent teeth that are not coming down and she is either going to have to have braces, or get them pulled and put in false teeth, or have spaces in the front of her mouth. Poor girl. What a dilemma. She cried, she yelled at me that I didn't know anything. So now she thinks she will have them IF, she can get the clear brackets, if she can only get the top and if she gets a different doctor because the one we went to is a jerk (Poor guy is a jerk because he's the one who delivered the bad news) Oh let's not talk about the cost. Suffice it to say, I had a little life-insurance money. Lost half of it because I was advised (and stupidly followed) to put it ALL in mutual funds. I plan on taking the kids to Italy for a big trip next year. Between the trip and braces (for both), I might have a little left over for emergencies. :-0 Can I just encourage anyone who is married here and is resenting the checks you make out for life-insurance, to not only stop resenting it, but go out and buy about twice as much as you have now?... Joelle If you want to make God laugh, tell him what you are doing tomorrow Father Mike Sigh....braces...yeah, I remember that. Tell her that I had the head gear and had to wear it for 12 hours a day....and I was 13 when I had mine. Her flute playing will be fine. She'll just need some extra practice to adjust her lips properly, I"m sure that she'll get so used to having them on, she'll have more problems when she has them taken off. Give her a big hug, and start stocking up on Motrin now (ibuprofen)...she's gonna be really uncomfortable every time they get tightened! But they are so worth it. The head gear was even worth it. No more overbite and straight teeth! hugs, *bri Headgear? Try the elastic bands. I had not only an overbite, but a cross bite as well. I had two rubber bands from back molars to front teeth on each side, and then two from lower left to upper right...in front. Made it hard to talk. Every time I opened my mouth to speak inevitably one would come flying off. Talk about EMBARRASSMENT when it was in front of a BOY!! Glad that it's over. And YES it was worth it!!! Betsy -- Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup. |
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wrote in message . com... In . com, turtledove typed: "Joelle" wrote in message ... Headgear? Try the elastic bands. I had not only an overbite, but a cross bite as well. I had two rubber bands from back molars to front teeth on each side, and then two from lower left to upper right...in front. Made it hard to talk. Every time I opened my mouth to speak inevitably one would come flying off. Talk about EMBARRASSMENT when it was in front of a BOY!! Glad that it's over. And YES it was worth it!!! hehe...I'll top your elastic bands and give you Head Gear AND Elastic Bands. The elastic bands were worn 24/7 for 12 months. The head gear was worn 12 hours a day for 12 months. But hell, like I said, it got rid of the overbite, the funked up positioning of my jaw, and my crooked teeth. I actually had a permanent retainer on my bottom teeth until I was 21. My bottom teeth were really crooked and the orthodontist wanted to make sure that they didn't move back into the crooked position while I was still growing up. The retainer was attached to my bottom canine teeth with a bar that was behind the teeth and a way to attach rubber bands in front of the teeth at night (again the 12 hour deal). Oh yes...the memories of trying to talk with rubber bands. I would have to take them out while I was taking singing lessons due to the fact I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to sing properly.... and the memories of trying to get the band attached to the back teeth... ugh...my teeth hurt now! hugs, *b |
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"Joelle" wrote in message ... You tell her that Tom Cruise had braces about 2 years ago. Bri Bri Bri, you are so out of it. Don't ya know according to my aughter - Tom Cruise is OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joelle If you want to make God laugh, tell him what you are doing tomorrow Father Mike NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! and ya know? The other day at the University a guy asked me "do you know where the physics building is MA'M?" MA'M??? sigh..... *b |
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Well you just trumped my palate spreader as well :-)
"turtledove" wrote in message . com... wrote in message . com... In . com, turtledove typed: "Joelle" wrote in message ... Headgear? Try the elastic bands. I had not only an overbite, but a cross bite as well. I had two rubber bands from back molars to front teeth on each side, and then two from lower left to upper right...in front. Made it hard to talk. Every time I opened my mouth to speak inevitably one would come flying off. Talk about EMBARRASSMENT when it was in front of a BOY!! Glad that it's over. And YES it was worth it!!! hehe...I'll top your elastic bands and give you Head Gear AND Elastic Bands. The elastic bands were worn 24/7 for 12 months. The head gear was worn 12 hours a day for 12 months. But hell, like I said, it got rid of the overbite, the funked up positioning of my jaw, and my crooked teeth. I actually had a permanent retainer on my bottom teeth until I was 21. My bottom teeth were really crooked and the orthodontist wanted to make sure that they didn't move back into the crooked position while I was still growing up. The retainer was attached to my bottom canine teeth with a bar that was behind the teeth and a way to attach rubber bands in front of the teeth at night (again the 12 hour deal). Oh yes...the memories of trying to talk with rubber bands. I would have to take them out while I was taking singing lessons due to the fact I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to sing properly.... and the memories of trying to get the band attached to the back teeth... ugh...my teeth hurt now! hugs, *b |
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Before I got the actual braces, I had a Frankel's (sp?) device to pull my
lower jaw forward. That thing filled my mouth and made me look like I monkey lips. Let me tell you talking was IMPOSSIBLE!! Ah, the 'good old days.' I am so glad that's over, and my teeth are straight. As for retainers, due to some calcification on the back of my lower teeth, I couldn't have a permenant retainer, so I had a removable one. Same deal though, wore it for 2 or 3 years after the braces came off. Betsy -- Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup. In , Paul Fritz typed: Well you just trumped my palate spreader as well :-) "turtledove" wrote in message . com... wrote in message . com... In . com, turtledove typed: "Joelle" wrote in message ... Headgear? Try the elastic bands. I had not only an overbite, but a cross bite as well. I had two rubber bands from back molars to front teeth on each side, and then two from lower left to upper right...in front. Made it hard to talk. Every time I opened my mouth to speak inevitably one would come flying off. Talk about EMBARRASSMENT when it was in front of a BOY!! Glad that it's over. And YES it was worth it!!! hehe...I'll top your elastic bands and give you Head Gear AND Elastic Bands. The elastic bands were worn 24/7 for 12 months. The head gear was worn 12 hours a day for 12 months. But hell, like I said, it got rid of the overbite, the funked up positioning of my jaw, and my crooked teeth. I actually had a permanent retainer on my bottom teeth until I was 21. My bottom teeth were really crooked and the orthodontist wanted to make sure that they didn't move back into the crooked position while I was still growing up. The retainer was attached to my bottom canine teeth with a bar that was behind the teeth and a way to attach rubber bands in front of the teeth at night (again the 12 hour deal). Oh yes...the memories of trying to talk with rubber bands. I would have to take them out while I was taking singing lessons due to the fact I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to sing properly.... and the memories of trying to get the band attached to the back teeth... ugh...my teeth hurt now! hugs, *b |
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On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:03:14 GMT, "turtledove"
wrote: wrote in message .com... In . com, turtledove typed: "Joelle" wrote in message ... Headgear? Try the elastic bands. I had not only an overbite, but a cross bite as well. I had two rubber bands from back molars to front teeth on each side, and then two from lower left to upper right...in front. Made it hard to talk. Every time I opened my mouth to speak inevitably one would come flying off. Talk about EMBARRASSMENT when it was in front of a BOY!! Glad that it's over. And YES it was worth it!!! hehe...I'll top your elastic bands and give you Head Gear AND Elastic Bands. LOL Too bad my elder daughter's not here. She'll go your head gear, elastic bands, extractions, AND retainer to 21. Well, okay, she's only 18, but the retainer's still in there and not coming out for at least a couple of years..... And at five flipping grand, those bloody teeth had better be STUNNINGLY PERFECT. The elastic bands were worn 24/7 for 12 months. The head gear was worn 12 hours a day for 12 months. But hell, like I said, it got rid of the overbite, the funked up positioning of my jaw, and my crooked teeth. I actually had a permanent retainer on my bottom teeth until I was 21. My bottom teeth were really crooked and the orthodontist wanted to make sure that they didn't move back into the crooked position while I was still growing up. The retainer was attached to my bottom canine teeth with a bar that was behind the teeth and a way to attach rubber bands in front of the teeth at night (again the 12 hour deal). Oh yes...the memories of trying to talk with rubber bands. I would have to take them out while I was taking singing lessons due to the fact I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to sing properly.... and the memories of trying to get the band attached to the back teeth... Oh yeah. D had all manner of hassle with hers when singing as well, both in lessons and in performance. Now she only has the retainer so it's not so bad. The flute was the instrument she really wanted to play, too, but the band teacher made her do clarinet because of her braces. She was some ticked. Now she's taught herself some flute, 'cause now she doesn't have the railroad tracks any more.... Ugh. T and I were both lucky. Big mouths, no braces, naturally straight teeth. Cele |
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