Spacers (who had them/ who didnt)

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bracesafter40
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#16 Post by bracesafter40 »

No spacers here as my Ortho hates bands, so there was no need for them. I have brackets on my molars and they have the elastic hooks on them and not a hook to hold a headgear.

I thought I was going to get one band as I had a bracket that fell off three times, but she just roughened the surface of the tooth and placed the bracket lower down the tooth.
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Sistermadly
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#17 Post by Sistermadly »

No spacers or bands for me, either.
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#18 Post by *BidiBidiBomBom* »

I definitely had those spacers!! :o They gave me the worst pain..I only had them on for about a week. Honestly, I think that the spacers were the worst part of this treatment for me. :(
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#19 Post by Milk n Cereal »

I've had spacers in for about 5 days now and I am happy to report that they are no longer hurting and crunchy foods are no longer the devil! :twisted:

I am so glad I've found AW. Now I know to ask if the cleats on my soon-to-have molar bands are necessary or not so he can clip them off and save me the pain! :o
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Stich
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#20 Post by Stich »

I needed bands on two teeth to hold my TPA. I think I must be one of the few who didn't find spacers that bad....in fact they were really one of the easier aspects of my treatment.

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Ava
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#21 Post by Ava »

yep just got them on this morning. 4 on top, 2 on bottom. Damn they are annoying. One is hurting, but the others are ok so far. It's really hard not to pick them out its just uncomfortable!
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