Re: To: Neta-lee

[Guest guest]

Hi Neta-lee,

Go surfing on a search engine for Infalab - they make brace relief

silicon. I believe they are in New Jersey. I bought this stuff by the

case from their Canadian distributor. It's worth it if your cheeks

are sensitive, as mine were. It always took me about a week for

things to settle down after adjustments, and in one particular area,

it never healed up - I had to use brace relief constantly.

If something is irritating constantly, though, be sure to go back and

tell your ortho - perhaps they can grind something down a bit, or

bend it away from the cheeks, as they did with some of the hooks on

mine.

I did buy the Bumpers but haven't been able to try them as I'm

harnessed in elastic bands currently and will be for probably another

2-4 weeks.

[Guest guest]

thanks ,

I bought OroBase after I talked to you, I think it's made by colgate

and it has helped better than anything else so far. I'm feeling like

there might be some hope for talking normally again. Working is such

a nightmare with all the customers, and noone can understand me so I

spend most of my time repeating myself. My co-workers do their best

to make sure I'm doing non-talking duties but sometimes it really

can't be helped. Anyway, I'll probably stay up another hour or so

avoiding the pain of brushing and then I'll give in and head off to

dreamland where I can talk as much as I'd like!

Neta-lee

> Hi Neta-lee,

>

> Go surfing on a search engine for Infalab - they make brace relief

> silicon. I believe they are in New Jersey. I bought this stuff by

the

> case from their Canadian distributor. It's worth it if your cheeks

> are sensitive, as mine were. It always took me about a week for

> things to settle down after adjustments, and in one particular

area,

> it never healed up - I had to use brace relief constantly.

>

> If something is irritating constantly, though, be sure to go back

and

> tell your ortho - perhaps they can grind something down a bit, or

> bend it away from the cheeks, as they did with some of the hooks on

> mine.

>

> I did buy the Bumpers but haven't been able to try them as

I'm

> harnessed in elastic bands currently and will be for probably

another

> 2-4 weeks.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Neta-lee,

The Orabase is also excellent (and expensive, I think!), but only

after the fact once you do get a cut. I used the brace relief a lot -

as part of management, I do a lot of talking too, and I would be so

upset at the end of the day to find my lips all sore and cut up.

Unfortunately Orabase and silicon do not go together well, and I

would find the orabase somewhere other than where I applied it in the

morning.

Also check out something called Amosan - it's a powder that you mix

with water to swish your mouth with. It helps soothe and heal

abrasions too. The reason I liked it is that it actually tastes good,

and was portable enough I could put a few packets in my purse.

The brace relief adheres so well that you can leave it on when

eating - I have even forgotten about it when brushing.

I hear you on the repeating yourself. That is soooo frustrating. But

half the time, people are tuned out when you first start talking, so

I make sure they are listening carefully first before I bother. The

trouble now is that for post-op, talking gets tiring after awhile, so

I don't want to waste it repeating things. I have no idea how I'll

manage when I go back to work next week. Think I'll be relying a lot

on e-mail.