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Has anyone NOT had powerchains during treatment?
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:54 pm
by Echo
I had a powerchain once, at the very beginning of my treatment. I'm thinking maybe the assistant didn't know what she was doing or something, because shortly after, she was gone, and I have not had a powerchain since! My son always had powerchains.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:34 pm
by JoeMama
I haven't had one. Yet! I'm always wondering what sort of surprise my ortho has for me when I go for my appointments. She doesn't like to share too much ahead of time!
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:49 pm
by Henna_the_braceface
I haven't got powerchains... ive got springs and elastics instead. So i don't think i'll be getting them.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:56 pm
by ingyandbert
No powerchains
No springs
No spacers
No expander
No extractions
Just braces!
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:08 pm
by drazda
I haven't had any powerchains and I don't think I will... I don't have any gaps.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:12 pm
by BraceUrself
I got my 1st powerchain yesterday on my lowers-Its aqua
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:12 pm
by BraceUrself
I got my 1st powerchain yesterday on my lowers-Its aqua
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:12 pm
by BraceUrself
I got my 1st powerchain yesterday on my lowers-Its aqua
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:20 am
by Septimus
I got my 1st powerchain yesterday on my lowers-Its aqua
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:54 am
by nvcarissa
I have one small gap that makes me suspect that I will have a powerchain, at least on the top. I can't really see what's going inside my mouth too well.
What I have had so far:
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:06 pm
by Pirate Wench
I don't think I will be getting any powerchains. I don't have any gaps on the top and my teeth are actually crowded on the bottom. I don't need to have any teeth pulled except bottom wisdom teeth so I don't foresee any gaps in the future either. As far as I know, I will have elastics and that is it.
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:16 am
by ucldbmine
What is a powerchain? I see people posting about them but no clue what they are.. I have self litigating braces so don't know if they use them or not?? Is it a type of ligatures?
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:14 am
by LP
I just got powerchains (4 seperate pieces - 3 links each) to close the gaps where I had extractions.
HOLY MAMA!!! They do NOT feel nice. I can't wait though until they do their job - then I can get my last bracket on the canine growing in behind my other teeth. Woohoo!!
And again.....OUCH!
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:26 am
by Way Too Old For This
I had a major gap between my two front teeth, but it closed up with no powerchain. Now I have gaps on both sides of my formerly impacted canine, but the are closing up with no powerchain. I have developed a new gap on one incisor. My daughter who had NO gaps and is going to the same ortho is wearing powerchains. So they must serve purposes other than closing gaps. I keep thinking I will get one for my gaps but haven't yet. He has laced all my top front teeth together with wire though.
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:32 am
by Betty Bat
I had a powerchain for one month. I'm missing two teeth (baby teeth with no regular teeth below, will be replaced by implants) and my front lower teeth started to spread out because of the available spaces. I wore a powerchain for a month, and now I have a combination of elastics (to correct my overjet) and springs (to hold the spaces open while I'm wearing the elastics!), so no more powerchain.