Orthodontic hooks

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Henna_the_braceface
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Orthodontic hooks

#1 Post by Henna_the_braceface »

I've had these 4 hooks put in a few days ago for the springs im going to get and they have been really painful. I've used nearly all my supply of wax and have got about 3 blistering ulcers.. any advice please?
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Henna_the_braceface
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#2 Post by Henna_the_braceface »

thanks a lot KK! i will try that!
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isabel1971
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hook cure

#3 Post by isabel1971 »

I hope that you are feeling better by now. As an alternative solution to the hook irritation, however, you can bend them in a tad bit. I had to do that to 3 bottom ones. The ortho. did not say a word as now all is totally fine!
Best of luck...hang in there
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Henna_the_braceface
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Re: hook cure

#4 Post by Henna_the_braceface »

isabel1971 wrote:I hope that you are feeling better by now. As an alternative solution to the hook irritation, however, you can bend them in a tad bit. I had to do that to 3 bottom ones. The ortho. did not say a word as now all is totally fine!
Best of luck...hang in there
Isa
Thanks Isabel I will try that too. :D
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Henna_the_braceface
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#5 Post by Henna_the_braceface »

i have the type of hooks which are attached to the archwire not the brackets....
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Chris
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#6 Post by Chris »

I'm getting canker sores on the inside cheeks from MY ELASTICS!
Can't put wax on them! :-(*
Top Braces June 2004
Bottom Braces November 2004
Debanded January 2007
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nykol77
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#7 Post by nykol77 »

I have had the same problems, bith with the hooks and the elastics. When the sores are really bad I rub a bit of hydrogen peroxide to prevent any type of infection.
nick
braced Dec 7th 2004
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Henna_the_braceface
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#8 Post by Henna_the_braceface »

thanks a lot 4 ure help guys.. just 1 question. why would they put hooks in if the springs were to come 2 months later? couldn't they put the hooks and the springs in 1 appointment? thanks again :)
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#9 Post by Chris »

thanks a lot 4 ure help guys.. just 1 question. why would they put hooks in if the springs were to come 2 months later? couldn't they put the hooks and the springs in 1 appointment? thanks again :)
All I can say is who knows why they do what they do. I could spend days asking question after question, but the other patients would be looking at me like, "cant you see I'm waiting here too!" Sometimes its not until months later that I see what he's trying to do, but other times I'm thinkin, 'why can't you fix more than one thing at a time'?

I'll be an old lady before these braces come off.

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Huon
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#10 Post by Huon »

Try Orabase. It works well with ulcers.
Huon
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