Newbie (*Now With Braces*)
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:34 pm
Hello!
Wow I'm happy to have found this place!!
I'm 26 and getting braces for the first time. I've got a pretty major overbite and corwding on the bottom. I'm also missing a K9 on the bottom left side. It just never showed up.
I started my process today by having 3 teeth extracted. 2 top molars just behind the eye teeth and another molar on the bottom left side in the same area. I'm not exactly sure about tooth names at this point but I'm sure I'll learn a lot!
I am supposed to have my impressions and spacers done in 2 weeks and get braced a week after that.
The receptionist at my dentist's office must have been confused when she
booked my extractions because she said there was no way that all 3 teeth could be pulled at once. My dentist is amazing and did all 3 for me so now I'm hoping that my ortho can fit me in a bit sooner (after I heal a bit more of course). I would already like to have these gaps closed. I can see them getting old really quick!
As of now the plan is to get metal on the bottom and ceramic on the top. I think I'll be a bit happier with my appearance this way and will hopefully hear a few less "metal mouth" comments from my husband.
If anyone had any advice on how to eat after extractions I would be happy to hear it. Right now I've resorted to baby food. What can I say? I'm hungry and its squishy!!
Wow I'm happy to have found this place!!
I'm 26 and getting braces for the first time. I've got a pretty major overbite and corwding on the bottom. I'm also missing a K9 on the bottom left side. It just never showed up.
I started my process today by having 3 teeth extracted. 2 top molars just behind the eye teeth and another molar on the bottom left side in the same area. I'm not exactly sure about tooth names at this point but I'm sure I'll learn a lot!
I am supposed to have my impressions and spacers done in 2 weeks and get braced a week after that.
The receptionist at my dentist's office must have been confused when she
booked my extractions because she said there was no way that all 3 teeth could be pulled at once. My dentist is amazing and did all 3 for me so now I'm hoping that my ortho can fit me in a bit sooner (after I heal a bit more of course). I would already like to have these gaps closed. I can see them getting old really quick!
As of now the plan is to get metal on the bottom and ceramic on the top. I think I'll be a bit happier with my appearance this way and will hopefully hear a few less "metal mouth" comments from my husband.
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If anyone had any advice on how to eat after extractions I would be happy to hear it. Right now I've resorted to baby food. What can I say? I'm hungry and its squishy!!