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by Jean
Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:39 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Lig colours (colors)
Replies: 1314
Views: 698120

I think the figure 8's are for pesky teeth that wouldn't stay attached to the wire with the usual circle pattern. I have 8's on all my corner teeth that are twisted around more than the others. I find that it sometimes hurts when they are putting on the ligs - depending on the tooth and it's situat...
by Jean
Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:43 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Lig colours (colors)
Replies: 1314
Views: 698120

I have pictures of all my lig colors on my braces blog (see WWW link below). I'm having my next adjustment this afternoon. I thought about getting dark green for Christmas, but after seeing the nice combination of two greens I may go for something like that, too. Swan, I visited your web page. Ques...
by Jean
Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:17 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: When you ortho says "I'm sorry!"
Replies: 11
Views: 2677

When you change orthos

I have to admit that I've been wondering - especially after this oops - has anyone ever switched orthos? I'm paying for all this out of pocket, so I'd rather not double my "investment". Do you keep paying the old one and start paying the new one, too? Before I got the braces on, I asked m...
by Jean
Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:12 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: When you ortho says "I'm sorry!"
Replies: 11
Views: 2677

While there, I found out why it hurt so much - the back gap, that's almost two teeth wide, was being bridged by just a little 2 link powerchain! Oh my goodness, Mona! The pain must have been great. :shock: This wasn't only a pain issue or a "going backwards instead of progressing" issue, ...
by Jean
Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:04 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: So I took the old wire home...
Replies: 11
Views: 1640

Re: So I took the old wire home...

weird_wired wrote:Anyway I twisted it into a loop and I am currently wearing it as a ring. I might get beads for it and make the front of a necklace with it.
Bwahahaha! What a fun idea. :-*

Jean
by Jean
Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:53 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Jaws' Story-Updated Dec 12/07--Follow-Up Pic (page 12)
Replies: 171
Views: 90713

Red pads

Jaws, what is the purpose of the red pads?

Jean
by Jean
Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:24 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Nov 16th adjustment
Replies: 1
Views: 1663

Nov 16th adjustment

(Hi Karen!) Power chains on each side. Teeth sore. Since I may be eating soft food for a while, I'm glad that the big Thanksgiving Day dinner is 8 days away and not tomorrow. I asked for yellow, orange and brown ligs. The lady said they didn't have brown - how about just yellow and orange. Okay. But...
by Jean
Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:42 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Jean's Story
Replies: 21
Views: 7816

Haven't posted for a while

First of all, sorry that I still have no photos to share. I do so enjoy the photos that other people post. Mine look quite lousy. I'm still going to ortho every 2 weeks. The anchored tooth on the left that was hurting is still hurting with mildly hot and cold food and drink. I had a root canal done ...
by Jean
Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:12 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Jean's Story
Replies: 21
Views: 7816

Good morning, Karen

Great news Jean ... hope your tooth is fine and excellent they've been able to make your bands more comfortable! :thumbsup: Love the sound of orange for October! Good luck :banana: I like to have fun with this experience. Anyhow, since the braces are on my lower arch only, they don't show a whole l...
by Jean
Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:01 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Jean's Story
Replies: 21
Views: 7816

Re Pics

I liked reading your story, it would be cool if you had pictures to share too :) Hi CelestialVoices! I like to see people's pics, too. I have been taking some along the way - though they haven't been turning out as nicely as most of the ones that people post. I had a go at putting some up on Monday...
by Jean
Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:41 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: What is the correct term?
Replies: 2
Views: 1037

Thanks.

Oh, excellent, tictac. Thanks a lot.

Jean
by Jean
Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:22 pm
Forum: Archive: Ask the Doc
Topic: Speech concerns
Replies: 7
Views: 1639

Wax

I am 53 and have lower arch braces, too!

They make me lisp on "s". I put some wax on them the other day. I put the wax so as to fill up the gap between the wire and the teeth - inferior to the brackets and wire. It seemed to help somewhat.

Jean
by Jean
Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:53 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: What is the correct term?
Replies: 2
Views: 1037

What is the correct term?

In another thread I was trying to refer to this and I don't know what the right word is... On the bands on the molars on the side near the cheek, there is stuff; and on the side near the tongue, there is stuff. What are the words to reference these sides? If I use "'inside' or 'outside' of the ...
by Jean
Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:46 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Ligs on all but one...
Replies: 9
Views: 2213

Your own ligs?

Could be the tech just forgot... I got home one time to find that a bracket just in front of the molar bands had no ligature. I called to ask and she said, "whoops... can you come back in?" Thankfully, I had some ligs I'd gotten from them just before a big trip so I didn't have to drive b...
by Jean
Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:42 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Jean's Story
Replies: 21
Views: 7816

Today's appointment

I asked the ortho if the [such a strong] toothache and pain when drinking even room-temp drinks are appropriate. He said that the hot-cold sounds like maybe a "root-canal" in the offing. Anyhow, he released the pressure on that banded tooth and so we are going to see if 2 weeks of no pushi...