Springs

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#1 Post by **missing_tooth** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:12 am

I believe on my next appointment they are going to put a spring in to make room for an impacted cainin brought down. I'm wondering if they put ligs on two teeth on the sides of the springs? Gotta have my color.

- Missing Tooth -

Website · #2 Post by **Kell** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:26 am

My springs have wire ties around each bracket with a spring attached to it. I have 3 springs on the lower teeth so 6 brackets had to have wire ties. I wanted color on the bottom but could only get them on 2 teeth. I got one black and one blue. It took 2 assistants to get the springs on and twist the wire tie on. I doubt a lig could hold it in place.

Here is a picture (click on it to see a larger view):

#3 Post by **missing_tooth** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:03 am

Crud, that means 4 or 5 months of no color. I wonder if they could put color over top of the wire ties.

After they make room to bring the cainin down they will attach a chain to help pull it down into place, anyone know if you have ligs at that point?

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Website · #4 Post by **Kell** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:27 pm

Hmmm, a lig might fit over everything. Maybe they could put them on and if it popped off anyway it wouldn't be that big of a deal. It would just mess up your color scheme

#5 Post by **Evelyn** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:15 pm

Yep you can have colors! I too had a spring for a while when my impacted canine was coming down, and I definately had lig colors. In fact I have two springs right now over my back molars and I have ligs either side of them.

Here's a pic of the impacted canine spring (with colors

Eve

#6 Post by **stargirl** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:34 pm

Yup, my ortho just put ligs right over the wire ties on either side of the spring. Hopefully you'll get them... they do a nice job of covering the sharp pokey ends of the springs!