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Hello,
It did take time but after all I think the order I'm about to place will make me very happy.
I've submitted a request through the contact us form to know if the following requests were possible
Upper Active plate including:
- Blue colour
- Thicker plate
- Plate covering the entire palate
- Bite plane
- A pearl to hold back the tongue
- Plastic coated labial bow in transparent clear colour.
Modified Twin-Block with pelottes and Telescope Apaliance including:
- plates colour red
- Plate covering the entire palate
- thick plates
- can the block be in clear colour?
- Pelottes top and bottom in clear colour
Vorschubdoppelplatte (bite jumping appliance) including:
- plates colour Green
- Thicker plates (I have the bottom modified stretching plate and very much like it thickness can you do as thick as this one for the bottom?)
- Plate covering the entire palate
- Biteplane (top and bottom)
- small plastic coated labial bow in transparent clear colour top and bottom
Will wait answer from the shop before moving to the next step.
It did take time but after all I think the order I'm about to place will make me very happy.
I've submitted a request through the contact us form to know if the following requests were possible
Upper Active plate including:
- Blue colour
- Thicker plate
- Plate covering the entire palate
- Bite plane
- A pearl to hold back the tongue
- Plastic coated labial bow in transparent clear colour.
Modified Twin-Block with pelottes and Telescope Apaliance including:
- plates colour red
- Plate covering the entire palate
- thick plates
- can the block be in clear colour?
- Pelottes top and bottom in clear colour
Vorschubdoppelplatte (bite jumping appliance) including:
- plates colour Green
- Thicker plates (I have the bottom modified stretching plate and very much like it thickness can you do as thick as this one for the bottom?)
- Plate covering the entire palate
- Biteplane (top and bottom)
- small plastic coated labial bow in transparent clear colour top and bottom
Will wait answer from the shop before moving to the next step.
Parisbraces said:
Inter proximal reduction: https://www.bos.org.uk/News-and-Events/BOS-Statements/BOS-Statement-Interproximal-reduction ....
"Interproximal reduction (IPR) is a technique used during orthodontic treatment to create space for tooth alignment. It involves removing up to 0.5mm of enamel from the sides of teeth to enable the orthodontist to straighten them accurately. The technique can also be used to improve the shape of teeth."
agu said:
I REALLY hope you actually get referred to an orthodontist, and not an orthopedist.... orthopedists DO do braces, just not for your mouth!
In most countries, you can go visit a private orthodontist WITHOUT needing to be referred by your dentist
Retainer101
Gold Member
Not sure where you are from but here if you pay for it you can get an orthodontic consultation if you want one. It will be up to the orthodontist to advise you on what options are available for your issues. I always wanted removable braces but my treatment as an adult never allowed for it so I had fixed braces then Hawley retainers. If your ortho thinks braces are necessary they will advise. Good luck with it. As for what friend and colleagues think just tell them you are fixing your smile and they won’t care
Hi everyone,
Next week I have my yearly visit to the dentist. I would like to ask her if I should start wearing braces even though I'm +35. I think I can convince her to make an appointment with and orthopedist because my lower teeth are a little bit "out of tune" and one of my front teeth at the top was shifted in time. For some reason I really want to start a full treatment with braces both top and bottom teeth. I have some kind of love/hate relation with braces. I don't like / hate the look of it and I think they give you a "dirty teeth"-look. But for some reason, I cannot explain, I really want to get braces. Preferably with metal brackets.
The reason why I'm telling you this: I will have to convince my environment (family / friends / colleagues at work). I'm afraid of their reaction. They will not understand I started the braces treatment. Any suggestions how I should explain to my environment? Also I will feel ashamed to start wearing the braces. I'm a little but shy person. How to handle this?
Also I will have to convince my dentist to give me an appointment with an orthopedist. Any suggestions how to make this happen?
Thanks for your help/information/support.
Next week I have my yearly visit to the dentist. I would like to ask her if I should start wearing braces even though I'm +35. I think I can convince her to make an appointment with and orthopedist because my lower teeth are a little bit "out of tune" and one of my front teeth at the top was shifted in time. For some reason I really want to start a full treatment with braces both top and bottom teeth. I have some kind of love/hate relation with braces. I don't like / hate the look of it and I think they give you a "dirty teeth"-look. But for some reason, I cannot explain, I really want to get braces. Preferably with metal brackets.
The reason why I'm telling you this: I will have to convince my environment (family / friends / colleagues at work). I'm afraid of their reaction. They will not understand I started the braces treatment. Any suggestions how I should explain to my environment? Also I will feel ashamed to start wearing the braces. I'm a little but shy person. How to handle this?
Also I will have to convince my dentist to give me an appointment with an orthopedist. Any suggestions how to make this happen?
Thanks for your help/information/support.
In the past I have had several braces for 10 years.
I started with mobile braces.
Then I switched to fixed gear.
In the last period of the treatments, together with the fixed braces, I was wearing a very annoying acrylic plate under the palate that was used to move some teeth. I have been carrying the plaque on the palate for more than a year.
It was very uncomfortable to talk, you could not take it off and very often part of the food you ate accumulated.
The 10-year treatment helped because I had all 32 teeth, they were large and started to get crooked as there was no space.
During the treatment I removed two canine teeth at the top to create space, then I removed a lower molar tooth that was crooked and impossible to straighten.
I also removed the upper molar corresponding to the lower one that I had removed.
I also risked that my wisdom teeth came out, luckily it didn't happen.
The treatment ended in 2010 and I started it in the 2000s.
After the treatment I did not need orthodontic braces for restraint.
After the treatment, the teeth are perfectly straight.
The devices I had during the treatment I have all thrown away over time.
The devices that I showed in the photo, I got them all from the shop, except the 3 that can be seen in a photo.
They are all working devices and are fit for my mouth.
When I ordered them, I took my mouth prints.
I wear them every now and then.
I also use the headgear.
This time, however, I do not use them for a real treatment but only to try something in the mouth.
I started with mobile braces.
Then I switched to fixed gear.
In the last period of the treatments, together with the fixed braces, I was wearing a very annoying acrylic plate under the palate that was used to move some teeth. I have been carrying the plaque on the palate for more than a year.
It was very uncomfortable to talk, you could not take it off and very often part of the food you ate accumulated.
The 10-year treatment helped because I had all 32 teeth, they were large and started to get crooked as there was no space.
During the treatment I removed two canine teeth at the top to create space, then I removed a lower molar tooth that was crooked and impossible to straighten.
I also removed the upper molar corresponding to the lower one that I had removed.
I also risked that my wisdom teeth came out, luckily it didn't happen.
The treatment ended in 2010 and I started it in the 2000s.
After the treatment I did not need orthodontic braces for restraint.
After the treatment, the teeth are perfectly straight.
The devices I had during the treatment I have all thrown away over time.
The devices that I showed in the photo, I got them all from the shop, except the 3 that can be seen in a photo.
They are all working devices and are fit for my mouth.
When I ordered them, I took my mouth prints.
I wear them every now and then.
I also use the headgear.
This time, however, I do not use them for a real treatment but only to try something in the mouth.
If they had increased the acrylic coverage of your palate, they could probably have squeezed in a second expansion screw as well'- which again would have required fairly thick acrylic. It still seems odd to me that they have installed expansion screws top and bottom but are not using them.
From an orthodontic perspective, your case would be managed much more easily with fixed braces, so kudos to your ortho for accepting your demand for removables. I can't imagine there has ever been a more complex set of removable braces. very impressive.
Don't worry about the IPR. It is not at all painful and the amount of enamel removed is minimal and should not impact on the health of your teeth. My orthodontist told me her invisalign practice was reliant on IPR; should could not have done most of her invisalign cases without it.
From an orthodontic perspective, your case would be managed much more easily with fixed braces, so kudos to your ortho for accepting your demand for removables. I can't imagine there has ever been a more complex set of removable braces. very impressive.
Don't worry about the IPR. It is not at all painful and the amount of enamel removed is minimal and should not impact on the health of your teeth. My orthodontist told me her invisalign practice was reliant on IPR; should could not have done most of her invisalign cases without it.
bracesboy36
Bronce Member
no , just the usual stuff , but I prefer big brackets and a tick wire
bracesboy36
Bronce Member
I would like someone to take a lot of pictures of me right after i got my braces put on 
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)eddiestobbart
Bronce Member
Just found this poll - it's interesting to see all the colours listed like this and I think if I were having to choose it might be quite difficult as the range is overwhelming. If it's about seeing them on others then solid strong colours are best - I like them to be noticeable, and why not celebrate your treatment with a bright eye catching colour?
joerider
Gold Member
Hello again,
heute war mein 4. Kontrolltermin. Auch diesmal war es unspektakulär. Oben wurde ein stärkerer Bogen eingesetzt, unten blieb derselbe drinnen.
Der einzige Unterschied diesmal war, dass mit einem Kleber anscheinend ein Bracket versiegelt wurde. Leider hab ich nicht genau mitbekommen wo.
Der nächste Termin wird im Oktober stattfinden, da wird dann auch die Aktion "4er ziehen" in die Wege geleitet. Vermutlich wird das noch im Oktober sein. Angesprochen auf die Dauer des Lückenschlusses wurde mir ca 1mm pro Monat mitgeteilt. Somit wird es mindestens 8 Monate dauern, bis alles erledigt ist.
Gummis und dergleichen hab ich keine bekommen. Die Stärke des Bogens kenne ich nicht.
Bis zum nächsten Mal...
Joe
heute war mein 4. Kontrolltermin. Auch diesmal war es unspektakulär. Oben wurde ein stärkerer Bogen eingesetzt, unten blieb derselbe drinnen.
Der einzige Unterschied diesmal war, dass mit einem Kleber anscheinend ein Bracket versiegelt wurde. Leider hab ich nicht genau mitbekommen wo.
Der nächste Termin wird im Oktober stattfinden, da wird dann auch die Aktion "4er ziehen" in die Wege geleitet. Vermutlich wird das noch im Oktober sein. Angesprochen auf die Dauer des Lückenschlusses wurde mir ca 1mm pro Monat mitgeteilt. Somit wird es mindestens 8 Monate dauern, bis alles erledigt ist.
Gummis und dergleichen hab ich keine bekommen. Die Stärke des Bogens kenne ich nicht.
Bis zum nächsten Mal...
Joe
blueblur1997
Bronce Member
Thank you guys so much for responding. I made another appointment for a consultation with an orthodontist that's about 35 miles away from me. I just want another opinion before I start my braces journey.