Metal Mouth Message Board

Thank you labguy, I am sure the ortho didn't even notice and it just barely don't touch the teeth, and even I didn't even realize the wasn't touching until yesterday morning and being a 'mature' patient in braces/retainers and obsessing over my teeth all the time I was really surprised I didn't see ...

I have been debraced for 2 1/2 months, and my lower Hawley has been excellent; wire touches teeth. I had an upper Essix and it broke in half as I was cleaning it after 8 weeks, so we made a Hawley. I didn't want another Essix as it was bad for my bite and hurt my back molars and it broke after 8 wee...

I am in the same boat. I had my braces removed 2 months ago and my teeth are still sore. But, not near as sore as they were in the first 2 weeks. I wear my retainers (upper essix and lower hawley) all the time but take them in and out to eat and my teeth hurt when the retainers are not in for more t...

Kat, My ortho doesn't have in office Essix ability so they take a week to get. And the original plan was to make the Hawley and have it in a week after deband, but the ortho's assistant didn't get enough of the impression for the roof of my mouth and the Hawley could not be made. I have been in my E...

Frances[/quote] Wow Frances. Your braces, that were only on for 6 months, requiring very likely lest than 9 total adjustments were 6500 big ones? And you were OK with that and paid it? Wow. That sounds like an awful amount of money for such a short and likely very mild amount of work/straightening.[...

Lauryn, Congratulations on debanding! Your advice does help, wow you were only out of braces 3 hours and Essix was still not fitting right. Imagine 8 days! I have had my Essix in every minute now pretty much (eating meals quickly to get it back on) and after almost 24 hours the space btwn my teeth a...

TIA! I was debanded on top last Wednesday and picked up my Essix today and it only covers half of my teeth and is VERY uncomfortable. I have a Hawley coming in next week but for now we are using this to keep the teeth from moving, and they are moving FAST. Ortho said to wear the Essix as close to 24...

I think you should be ok because the permanent one is still there right? Who could have thought retainers could cause so much trouble?! I thought it was over once the braces came off. I think teeth have a pretty strong memory and we are doing all we can to keep them in place but mother nature will d...

Hydrofloss; its a plug in; 4 standard tips; I also put mouthwash in for a splash once in a while. Love it and use it twice a day, my son in braces also, uses it at least once if not twice a day. I just had a gum check up at the periodontist Monday since my tops have been debanded and he was very imp...

Randi, That is a tough call, I don't know what you should do. I am inclined to say stay the course and have your ortho's new team tweak your Hawley. But PP has a good point, if its a courtesy they might just want your ortho's patients out. I was the squeaky wheel on Monday at my ortho and it was unc...

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd351/Mattluv_01/IMG_3188.jpg (before) http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd351/Mattluv_01/get-attachment-27aspx.jpg (after) Issues were minor overcrowding/fang and I was out of braces (tops) in 6 months. Bite is slightly over bite 3mms and I wasn't getting into ex...

Robot teeth, I don't know what I can do? The mold was taken incorrectly. I cannot get a Hawley retainer made from the mold they took after de banding. They screwed up and are not even offering me the Essix that CAN be made from that impression. The Assistant said I will have to pay $225 for the Essi...

I think my Hawley will fit two weeks after being debanded, only because we are making the impressions tomorrow on 5 days de braced teeth, and I can tell my teeth have shifted. I do not want a retainer made with teeth that have shifted and been debanded for 5 days. I want the retainer made from the i...

Thank you for your response! I am only debraced on top the bottoms have another 4-6 weeks for stubborn gaps. I asked the ortho's assistant yesterday if I could have the Essix made to use until the Hawley was ready bc the retainer co said they had enough of the mold to make an Essix but not the Hawle...

TIA, I was de-braced on Wednesday and supposed to pick up my Hawley retainer next week (8 days after braces off). But, today my Ortho's assistant called to tell me that the retainer company said the Ortho didn't get enough material in my mold to make my retainer, and due to Ortho being closed today,...