I REALLY need braces
Question tho, If you have an overbite and it causes your lips to protrude, will braces fix that?
Yeah, that's just the kind of thing orthodontics is here to fix.
when the braces are on they will protrude more though lol
I REALLY need braces
Question tho, If you have an overbite and it causes your lips to protrude, will braces fix that?
Thank god i didnt have to do the rubber bands thing those just add insult to injury, my brother had them. Other than invisaline has there been any breakthroughs recently in orthoditics?Get ready for headaches for the day of, and a few days after, you get them tightened.
Just gonna have to get used to it, really.
Hope you don't have to wear too many rubber bands at a later date. My dentist went a bit overboard, and I ended up with 6 on at one time. That was annoying as all hell.
get a water pik since you can't floss
Thank god i didnt have to do the rubber bands thing those just add insult to injury, my brother had them. Other than invisaline has there been any breakthroughs recently in orthoditics?
seriously
take this advice
also avoid corn on the cob
Yeah, that's just the kind of thing orthodontics is here to fix.
when the braces are on they will protrude more though lol
I had braces as a teen but I stopped using my retainer too soon...which pretty mugh undid most of the work :I'm goddamn 30 and I need braces... Too late?
I have had braces for the last year and a half.Biting down hurts (duh)
And I've been eating Greek yogurt, oatmeal, and the occasional Smoothie King.
Any braces vets have any nice smoothie recipes or something? Also, I can still eat pb&j right? I forgot to ask at the Ortho office, but I love me pb&j but the consistency is fucking tough.
I'm 32 and have had them for a year and a half. Parents couldn't afford them when I was younger, I can afford them now. No reason not to do itI'm goddamn 30 and I need braces... Too late?
I REALLY need braces
Question tho, If you have an overbite and it causes your lips to protrude, will braces fix that?
Yeah, that's just the kind of thing orthodontics is here to fix.
when the braces are on they will protrude more though lol
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Yes, it will do that but at what degree it's something that only a professional could tell. There are some very extreme cases that need jaw surgery in order to get fixed (I hope it's not your case).
On topic:
- Yeah, the first month is the worst, in my case the worst pain was during the first two weeks. During weeks 3 & 4 still hurt but much less. After that the pain disappeared except for when my doc changed the arch, which is the wire that goes through the braces and the actual piece that produces the force that makes your teeth to move. After every new arch I felt pain for about a week and that's it, but as I said, it's a much tolerable pain, compared to the weeks 1 & 2.
- You're never too old to get braces, I got mine at 37 and the treatment lasted for 2 years. I was about to not doing it cause I said "2 years?!!!!! that's too much". The thing is, time flies, those two years felt like 1 actually.
- My only regret was not getting braces before. Seriously, the moment the doc took them off and I saw my teeth in the mirror was a "holy crap my smile is so awesome" moment
- Permanent retainer is in my doc opinion the way to go. Every patient, said my doc, promises to use the non permanent retainer and 99% of them, again, according to my doc, stop wearing it after awhile, which means the lower teeth begins to get crooked again and that means all the time spent in the treatment go to hell. I got permament retainer and I barely can feel it when I slide my tongue in the back of my lower arch. I recommend to go that route.
I'm goddamn 30 and I need braces... Too late?
I'm goddamn 30 and I need braces... Too late?
Oh yeah the pain from the braces cutting up the inside of the mouth is worse than the tightness from the braces. They would not only scratch my mouth but the sides of my cheek would get caught in the metal. The inside would be smooth away from the braces and then shredded up where they rubbed together.One thing you need for braces are the gums to go on the front of them so the inside of your mouth doesn't get all messed up from the braces. Can't remember about food. Had mine off for a while, I just remember that it cut my mouth up good
According to my ortho the most recent recommendation is to wear a retainer 24 hrs for the first year after, then at night time FOR LIFE. So a fixed wire behind might indeed be the way to go.
Apparently a lot of adult orthodontics is with patients who had braces as a child but whose teeth moved since because of older guidance about retainers that turned out to be not good enough or not cautious enough.
My bottom teeth are shifting like crazy as I approach middle age. I have thought about Invisalign.
But I kind of like my shark teeth hehe
My bottom teeth are shifting like crazy as I approach middle age. I have thought about Invisalign.
But I kind of like my shark teeth hehe
Do teeth move in adulthood?
Do teeth move in adulthood?
Do teeth move in adulthood?
I love this time lapse. The improvement is so amazing...
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Lower teeth always move, that's the reason for the retainer.
My ortho also said to me that it's good to wear a permanent retainer even if you never had braces, cause that helps a lot to retain the correct overall mouth shape.
He said the facial muscles are always pushing the teeth toward the mouth cavity, and as we get older, our teeth begin to get weak, so the facial muscles start to "win" that fight and that's the main reason why old people have that distinctive "pushed" mouth profile.
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Oh man, I don't know if it'll be the same every time, but I really liked the feeling of them "tightening" them. It's such an unfamiliar sensation.I had bracers 2 years ago and I miss them (i was 27). I actually liked the pain, its weird I know. Not being able to eat bread sucked though.
My teeth are completely straight now and compared to how crooked my teeth were before its night and day. Dentist told me I'd be stuck wearing a splint on and off for the rest of my life to stop my teeth moving back.
Oh man, I don't know if it'll be the same every time, but I really liked the feeling of them "tightening" them. It's such an unfamiliar sensation.
Interesting. I haven't worn a retainer/braces for 23+ years and my teeth still look the same. My wife got hers when she was younger so she has been off the retainer/braces for about 30 years and they still look good. She does wear a mouth guard at night since she's prone to teeth grinding.
Yes, it will do that but at what degree it's something that only a professional could tell. There are some very extreme cases that need jaw surgery in order to get fixed
Yea the tightening, you could literally feel the teeth moving over the weeks/months.
This.Never. Nobody cares. So many non braces teeth yeers ahead of you. Totally worth it.
OP, pain will go away in a few days, week. Comes back when they tighten. No worries.
Think about what you eat though. Keep that grill clean and it's less of a pain in the arse.
I REALLY need braces
Question tho, If you have an overbite and it causes your lips to protrude, will braces fix that?
Yeah it is. Took me a few days to get used to not having them when I got mine off. Hahayeah that first day when they come off
you won't be able to stop running your tongue over your smooth teeth. it's crazy
Hmmmm, i only got 9 more weeks of invisalign, but my dentist said i only need to wear retainers ever night. Then after a year every other night.