Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Thanks for your reply..Sounds like your experience was similar to mine. The assistant also had to read directions on how to mix the clay up. They also didn't have a tray to correctly fit my mouth. Yes I will have to say that as far as impressions go, the OD surely wins that one over the OS. Have a Great Weekend!! > > > > > > Hi All: > > > > > > I went to the OS today and had a really scary experience. The OS > > > assistant was instructed by the OS to do upper and lower > > > impressions. When doing the upper impressions she put to much of > > the > > > stuff in the tray and some of it was blocking my airway. Also > the > > > tray was a little to big for my mouth, but it was the smallest > they > > > had. I was actually gagging and couldn't breathe. When > realizing > > > this, she immediately tried to pull the tray out and actually > made > > > matters worse because it stuck to my braces and pushed the stuff > > > further down my throat. Being that I was having trouble breathing > > > those 3 minutes seemed like a lifetime. The assistant stated > that > > > they don't do many impressions. She stated that normally they > > > receive impressions from the OD. Well from now on I will make > sure > > > my OD sends over the impressions because I surely will not go > > through > > > that again. Anyway, I await now to see how the surgery on the > > molds > > > come out and will hear from my OS mid-next week. Has anyone else > > > ever had this experience? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Thanks for your reply..Sounds like your experience was similar to mine. The assistant also had to read directions on how to mix the clay up. They also didn't have a tray to correctly fit my mouth. Yes I will have to say that as far as impressions go, the OD surely wins that one over the OS. Have a Great Weekend!! > > > > > > Hi All: > > > > > > I went to the OS today and had a really scary experience. The OS > > > assistant was instructed by the OS to do upper and lower > > > impressions. When doing the upper impressions she put to much of > > the > > > stuff in the tray and some of it was blocking my airway. Also > the > > > tray was a little to big for my mouth, but it was the smallest > they > > > had. I was actually gagging and couldn't breathe. When > realizing > > > this, she immediately tried to pull the tray out and actually > made > > > matters worse because it stuck to my braces and pushed the stuff > > > further down my throat. Being that I was having trouble breathing > > > those 3 minutes seemed like a lifetime. The assistant stated > that > > > they don't do many impressions. She stated that normally they > > > receive impressions from the OD. Well from now on I will make > sure > > > my OD sends over the impressions because I surely will not go > > through > > > that again. Anyway, I await now to see how the surgery on the > > molds > > > come out and will hear from my OS mid-next week. Has anyone else > > > ever had this experience? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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