Re using the wires from previous adjustment?
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Re using the wires from previous adjustment?
Has anyone else had this.... I had an adjustment yesterday... and they reused the wires that I had in before... I thought the point was to get new wires... at each adjustment... I might be wrong... but when I asked the Dr. about this... he told me that since this set of wires was doing what he wanted them to do... why get new ones...
I haven't noticed movement with this set of wires like I had at my previous adjustment...
Just curious...
Thanks.
I haven't noticed movement with this set of wires like I had at my previous adjustment...
Just curious...
Thanks.
- jennielee81
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This is normal! They only replace wires with new if:
you are upgrading to a heavier wire
back-stepping to a lighter one
your current wire is broken or damaged
if it's a NiTi wire and it is no longer active
you need bends in new places
There are probably other reasons to replace the wire with a new one, but these are high-tech wires and could be quite expensive. Your ortho is not going to waste them!
you are upgrading to a heavier wire
back-stepping to a lighter one
your current wire is broken or damaged
if it's a NiTi wire and it is no longer active
you need bends in new places
There are probably other reasons to replace the wire with a new one, but these are high-tech wires and could be quite expensive. Your ortho is not going to waste them!
"Life is an occasion; RISE TO IT!" --Mr. Magorium
I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
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I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3535 a little more about me here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 961130.htm
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It must be an orthodontists preference. I have never had the same archwire re-used. Even when I have had the same size wire, they have replaced it with a new wire.
Not sure if it makes any difference, though.
Not sure if it makes any difference, though.
Expander in 8/9/06
Lowers on 11/30/06
Uppers on / Expander gone on 1/31/2007
Class III elastics added 3/14/2007
Expander #2 - 6/27/2007
20-24 months w/ fixed metal braces
Lowers on 11/30/06
Uppers on / Expander gone on 1/31/2007
Class III elastics added 3/14/2007
Expander #2 - 6/27/2007
20-24 months w/ fixed metal braces
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- jennielee81
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I know what you mean!
My kids would have quick look appointments and I always felt like I was just "phoning it in". I would barely get my novel out of my bag and they'd be coming back down the stairs....all done.
I always liked getting major hardware changes...at least until the pain set in. Even if my wires weren't changed, I'd get something new like elastic config changes or a bend in an existing wire.
My kids would have quick look appointments and I always felt like I was just "phoning it in". I would barely get my novel out of my bag and they'd be coming back down the stairs....all done.
I always liked getting major hardware changes...at least until the pain set in. Even if my wires weren't changed, I'd get something new like elastic config changes or a bend in an existing wire.
"Life is an occasion; RISE TO IT!" --Mr. Magorium
I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3535 a little more about me here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 961130.htm
I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3535 a little more about me here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 961130.htm
I've been in braces almost three years and have had the same wire for the last year. Along with elastics and power chains, and they even did this thing this time where they took some kind of thread or dental floss and sewed my teeth together. I had never seen this before. I have a real stubborn gap that just won't close.
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wires
Sherri,
I have my 2-2 on top and bottom that way. My ortho calls it "laced" it is also called "gang tied" Your teeth will move as a group if you have more than 2 together.
Kim
I have my 2-2 on top and bottom that way. My ortho calls it "laced" it is also called "gang tied" Your teeth will move as a group if you have more than 2 together.
Kim
SARPE 11/23/06
Expansion over 12/18/06 8.5mm
Brace day tops 1/15/07
Brace day bottoms 3/19/07
all expansion devices removed 9/19/07