6 month mark

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#1 Post by **suedeness123** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:10 pm

I'm now just past my 6 month mark since I got the linguals. So far, it hasn't been too bad although the lisp comes back for a day or two after each adjustment. I've had only two instances of the bracket coming off - in fact, one came off yesterday. I've got it stuck to the next bracket with some Braceze and will have to deal with it until I can see my orthodontist on Monday. The Braceze is much better in these situations than wax since I always seem to eat the wax after every meal. Braceze seems to stick on a little better.

I've also had to deal with the wire coming out of the last back bracket and it was jabbing my tongue for a few hours. It happened twice this month which is a huge pain, literally. I initially was going to cut it with a nail clipper, but then my sister was able to stick the wire back in with a pair of tweezers - both times! It happened when I was eating Raisin Bran, then again when I was having a salad with dried cranberries. I think I'm going to have to lay off the dried fruits.

One thing I would have asked my ortho before I went with him is to find out his office hours. My ortho is only in the office Mondays and Wednesdays so if I do have a minor emergency, I have to wait till then. I wish I had found someone who's more available.

With my last adjustment 3 weeks ago, I'm now getting random gaps between my teeth which I was not expecting. There are about 4-5 little spaces (each about 1-2 mm) so far and it's SO not attractive. I'm hoping they'll close up sooner than later. How long does it take for the little gaps to close?

#2 Post by **lionfish** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:16 am

Goodness, 6 months already. That went quickly.

Last year I had the wire come out of a back bracket that was knocked off (by a cheese straw). I was away at the time and had to wait for 3 days to get it fixed. It was hell, made eating very painful and no amount of wax helped.

I have had a gap open up between my upper front teeth, and you could see the wire behind it. It was about 1mm wide, took around 4 weeks to close and hasn't reappeared since. I've had another of a similar size open up more recently between an upper canine and first premolar, waiting to see what the ortho is going to do about this one.

#3 Post by **suedeness123** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:34 pm

Yup, you can see the wire behind a couple of the gaps. I'm hoping the gaps will close after my next adjustment.

Lionfish, how long have you had your linguals on for now?

#4 Post by **lionfish** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:57 pm

14 months.....and counting. Lower ceramics have been on for 12 months.

#5 Post by **BlahBlah** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:34 pm

I'm 6 months too!!!!!!!

Yes i also had a gap between my top 2 front teeth, but i winged and so he put a power chain thingy there and it closed within 2 days!!!!!

Cheeers!!!!!!

#6 Post by **lionfish** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:50 pm

Time flies when you're having fun......

Seems that the front teeth gap may be a standard feature.

#7 Post by **jake** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:41 pm

Everyone gets gaps. Like Blahblah's ortho, mine put a chain or "tubing" on the brackets surrounding the gap and it closes almost immediately. Unless you are creating gaps for a reason your ortho should have no problem closing them.