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Paid in full already, too!  ;D

To take it one step further - you are a paying customer, he is kind of service provider for you, and scolding a paying customer is quite inappropriate in most situations ;-)

Hi LukasHG,

I've had a hawley retainer with high-pull headgear from the Braces Shop for about a year and it's been great. I just ordered a modified twin block and am looking forward to something different.

Guten Abend,

ich träume schon länger davon, einen Headgear zu tragen. Das ganze würde ich gerne im Bracesshop bestellen. Ist der Shop noch aktuell?

Habt ihr irgendwelche Empfehlung, was man bestellen könnte? Ich dachte an einen schlichten Retainer für den OK. Gibt es sonst irgendwelche Tipps?

Liebe Grüße

In meinen Augen  schließt sich das aus. Der TwinBlock hat Aufbisse von 5-8 mm ungefähr. Da greifen dann die Sporne  der Vorschubplatte  zu kurz.  Also entweder TwinBlock oder Vorschubplatte.
Alternativ würde sich noch ein Zungengitter anbieten für die TwinBlock.

Ist es möglich, bei einem Twin Block zusätzlich die Führungsstege der Doppelvorschubplatten zu verwenden, oder schließt sich das aus?

Yeah, he's a very nice guy. He's a mild, soft-spoken Mormon man. In retrospect, I really don't know why I thought he'd scold her for postponing appointments. It would be out of character for him. And it's not like her postponing appointments creates extra work for him, so I'm sure he doesn't care if she's in braces longer than expected.

My English is bad and I would like to buy this product:

https://www.bracesshop.net/en/bimaxillary-appliances/29/bionator-according-to-balters?c=57

How does it go if you need to make adjustments?

Why does not he have a Braceshop page in French?

Is it possible to be delivered relay point?

If a French who has already ordered could answer in French to my questions, thank you.

nice that you can extend the treatment time this way, but you must have nice ortho.  My kids (and then us as parents) got the lecture every time they missed an appointment, though they seemed to roll easier with my wife when she missed an appointment. 

So Carrie FINALLY went to the ortho after postponing two adjustments. Surprisingly, her ortho didn't even scold her! Changes at this adjustment:

- Repositioned the bracket on her left upper front incisor
- Removed her wire ties (were on upper canines)
- Tweaked her lower archwire to try to "widen" her arch a bit
- Went with purple ligs (she was tired of the silver she's had for ages)

Elastics are the same at 3/16" and 6.5 ounces.

She took off for Virginia the day after the adjustment, but she hasn't mentioned any soreness in texts or videos she's sent me.

Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z138AdlE1Cs

Next appointment is scheduled for September 1st. We'll see if she postpones that one, too!  ;D

you can make this self. buy a tool from dremel or proxxon:
w ww.conrad.com/ce/en/product/806358/Proxxon-Micromot-FBS-240E-Precision-Drill-Grinder?ref=searchDetail

and put a tool in:
w ww.conrad.com/ce/en/product/826212/Proxxon-Micromot-28-726-Wolfram-vanadium-steel-milling-bits-Ball-diameter-8-mm?ref=searchDetail

its working
i have this at home
i can not explain more, my english is bad, sorry

If you have a dental lab near you, see if they can make the adjustments for you. Most of the time the lab does much of the work before the dentist receives the appliance. They may be able to help you.

adjustment with new molds should not be a problem, i've done that myself a few times (broken wire etc). Very good work and not expensive..

I had to get a crown on one of my molars a couple of weeks ago, and since then, none of my appliances have been fitting quite right. I have a Hawley upper that I wear from my braces days, and a twin block that I bought from the shop. Does anyone have experience with this? Is it something I can fix, or can I send it to the shop technician with a new mold for adjustments?

Thanks.

So, gestern war der erste Termin (abgesehen vom Termin vor 2 Jahren). Viel neues ist dabei nicht herausgekommen. Im Grunde war es nochmal das gleiche Beratungsgespräch wie damals, was aber aufgrund der vergangenen Zeit auch nicht schlecht war. Die ganzheitliche Eingangsuntersuchung musste zum Glück nicht nochmal gemacht werden.

Zwei interessante Punkte:
Während die Varianten Lingual- und Keramik/Kunststoff-Brackets preislich einen gewissen Inflationsausgleich mitgemacht haben, ist die günstigere Metall-Variante, für die ich mich eh schon entschieden hatte, glücklicherweise preislich stabil, also inflationsbereinigt sogar günstiger geworden, was die Entscheidung natürlich weiter stützt. 
Mir wurden nochmal die Modelle der Zahnspangen gezeigt (wie vor zwei Jahren). Dieses Mal habe ich auf die Molaren-Brackets geachtet: Keine Bänder, nur normale Brackets. Inwieweit das bei meiner Behandlung auch so sein wird, habe ich aber nicht gefragt.

Ich werde den Weg nun also weiter gehen. Den nächsten Termin habe ich leider erst Mitte August bekommen. Dafür soll ich so 1,5-2h einplanen, es wird umfangreich untersucht zur Erstellung des Behandlungsplans, d.h. wohl Abdrücke, Röntgen usw. usf. Den daran anschließenden Termin haben wir auch schon vereinbart (noch mal 4 Wochen später). Dabei soll wohl der Behandlungsplan besprochen werden.

Es heißt also weiter geduldig bleiben.

If I had the chance to be braced again it would be all metal for sure!

good advice braceface2015 and carking.  They had told my wife the same thing on the chapstick to help minimize effects of the separators.  i had no issues with the impressions.  a bit uncomfortable but didn't gag.  They did both impressions and a digital scan.

zahnsmart said:

This one is cool, very close to what I want.

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Very easy - that is a standard product from the shop: https://www.bracesshop.net/doppelplatten/6/doppelvorschubplatten

It's fairly easy and painless. I would recommend using chapstick before though!

The hardest part for me was going through all the steps just to get ready to get the braces put on. Most of it was painless. At the start, my first orthodontist was concerned that I might have a tongue thrust problem, so I had an appliance that I was supposed to wear at night. It was too annoying and I don't think that I ever really wore it. She did have me wait about 6 months just to see if my teeth were stable.

After I moved, I had all my records sent to another orthodontist who took over my (pre)treatment. He took a look at everything, did his own examination, and not long after that had me in braces, metal top and bottom. I had several sets of impressions done. If you just relax and don't allow yourself to get stressed about the impressions, it goes a lot easier. Breathe through your nose instead of your mouth, that way you don't feel like you are gagging and can't breathe. Ask if they have flavored impression material, it does make it more pleasant.

I could hardly wait for the day that I finally got my braces on. They did both top and bottom at the same time and gave me a very flexible wire. I didn't have very much discomfort at all, even when the teeth started to move.

Go into it with a positive attitude and try to enjoy everything that happens. After all, it is "expensive jewelry", just show it off for as long as you have it.