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by lambchop
Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:47 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Power chains turning green?
Replies: 3
Views: 958

Re: Power chains turning green?

Oftentimes curry or tumeric will cause powerchains or ligatures to turn greenish. I started favoring colored powerchains...electric blue was my favorite, followed by hot pink.
by lambchop
Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:02 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Retainers and Drinking- Removal?
Replies: 4
Views: 2283

Re: Retainers and Drinking- Removal?

Oh for God's sake..drink, relax, enjoy! Your teeth aren't going to dissolve within the space of a day or two or three if you drink something other than water while wearing your retainer. If you happen to think about it, take out your retainer and swish with water and do a little brushing; put the re...
by lambchop
Wed Dec 27, 2017 4:30 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Super painful wire changes with Damon-type brackets
Replies: 12
Views: 1743

Re: Super painful wire changes with Damon-type brackets

I also think it has much more to do with the tech. There were a few at my office that were pretty rough and tumble, and two others that could finesse the self-ligating brackets and make it almost painless. Unfortunately, it was always luck of the draw. I started wearing waterproof eye make-up to my ...
by lambchop
Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:08 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Dying for some chips and salsa
Replies: 16
Views: 2316

Re: Dying for some chips and salsa

Eat the chips! Pretty much the ONLY thing I avoided during my 48 months (!) in braces was popcorn, fearing the hulls getting stuck and causing problems. I ate chips (maybe took a couple of weeks in the beginning) and then ate everything with reckless abandon, and pretty much everything except whole ...
by lambchop
Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:09 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: What's your favourite elastic colours?
Replies: 20
Views: 2942

Re: What's your favourite elastic colours?

I also liked black, but I tried turquoise, purple, red, hot pink, orange....(I was in braces for almost 5 years, so I had lots of time to experiment, lol). I think I liked electric blue the best...they made my teeth look whiter, and didn't show stains like the lighter colors, or even silver, would.
by lambchop
Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:05 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Mouth gets stuck in braces?
Replies: 13
Views: 3254

Re: Mouth gets stuck in braces?

I had to puff my cheeks out every morning, like a puffer fish, to dislodge my inner cheeks from my brackets. I don't have that problem with my retainer!
by lambchop
Fri Aug 04, 2017 1:57 pm
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Retainer for only one arch?
Replies: 3
Views: 1889

Re: Retainer for only one arch?

I have permanent retainers on my bottom front 6 teeth and upper 4 front teeth. I was given an Essix that I still wear every night, about a year and a half after being debraced, but it's for the top arch only.
by lambchop
Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:14 pm
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Composite bonding vs veneer on front tooth
Replies: 3
Views: 1469

Re: Composite bonding vs veneer on front tooth

Maybe they don't make 'em like they used to, (and I'm knocking on wood here), but I had a very similar bond to yours done...front central incisor...when I was 10. I'm going to be 46 in a few weeks, and I've still got it. I'd be hesitant to do a veneer also; seems too drastic. Surely someone would be...
by lambchop
Sat Mar 11, 2017 12:53 pm
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Teeth/retainer cleaning regimin
Replies: 12
Views: 3505

Re: Teeth/retainer cleaning regimin

This is taken right from the article link you provided, godutch: "Twelve trials were included in this review which reported data on two outcomes (dental plaque and gum disease). Trials were of poor quality and conclusions must be viewed as unreliable. The review showed that people who brush and...
by lambchop
Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:48 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Why do they keep changing the date of when I'll get my braces off?
Replies: 4
Views: 767

Re: Why do they keep changing the date of when I'll get my braces off?

I had my braces on for a few months short of five years. There was never an estimated debanding date until the appointment before the debanding was scheduled. At least I never got my hopes up...I was estimated to have them on for 18-24 months, btw...not 58 months!!
by lambchop
Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: how did you cope wth rubber bands?
Replies: 5
Views: 876

Re: how did you cope wth rubber bands?

And don't worry about eating a few.... :-* It's just something that has to happen, you'll get good at putting them in without looking, and change them often...I carried baggies of assorted sizes that I needed everywhere...you never know where you'll be when they need to be replaced!
by lambchop
Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:22 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: How long do extraction gaps take to heal and close?
Replies: 6
Views: 4458

Re: How long do extraction gaps take to heal and close?

I got my braces put on one week after I had my two upper premolars extracted (took the day of extractions off, went to work the next...I wait tables, so there was much talking involved....not a big deal, other than feeling like I looked like a hick, lol). There were no problems, except when the mold...
by lambchop
Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:06 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Any1 else had to wear elastics for this long?
Replies: 8
Views: 1240

Re: Any1 else had to wear elastics for this long?

I hate to break it to you, but I wore braces for a few months shy of 5 years, and I had elastics for almost the entire time. I wore them 24-7, but my teeth were stubborn. There's no real way to know how long you'll have to wear them, hopefully you'll have elastic teeth!
by lambchop
Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:15 pm
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Bruxism With Retainers
Replies: 9
Views: 8057

Re: Bruxism With Retainers

I got two different Essix retainers when I got my braces off in April, after almost five years. One was for daytime use....thinner and it seems to go up higher on my front teeth, so to be less obtrusive. The nighttime one is much thicker, and only comes halfway up my incisors, so it's more obvious. ...
by lambchop
Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:09 am
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Acid on teeth
Replies: 6
Views: 2476

Re: Acid on teeth

As long as you've thoroughly brushed and flossed, shouldn't the same spit that normally accumulates on your teeth during the night without a retainer be the same crap that accumulates inside your retainer during the same time frame? I'm only 3 months out of braces after nearly 5 years, but it seems ...