Re: did you ever wear a headgear?

[Guest guest]

I dealt with the around the neck and over the head headgears, this

lip bumper thingy that I still have no idea what it was for, and

hyrax. All this and now 4 years later I am slated for surgery on

upper and lower summer 05. And surgery was never even mentioned

during all of this...uggghhh....ohh well everything happens for a

reason right????

>

> In the line of discussion about unpleasant adolescent

> orthodontic experiences I couldn't help but remember the

> headgear experience. Just like the tongue thrust thing, nothing

> was explained to me, just all of a sudden one day, I'm " prepped "

> for headgear by having my back molar bands changed to ones

> with side tubes that would allow for the headgear attachment. I

> was thirteen years old and absolutely terrified that I was

> expected to look completely ridiculous wearing that contraption.

I

> only wore it in the evenings and at night for about eight months

> and who knows if that was sufficient to do anything. Must not

> have been, since I later had braces again and surgery as an

> adult. But I bet we could share some old stories here about

> headgears.

[Guest guest]

I dealt with the around the neck and over the head headgears, this

lip bumper thingy that I still have no idea what it was for, and

hyrax. All this and now 4 years later I am slated for surgery on

upper and lower summer 05. And surgery was never even mentioned

during all of this...uggghhh....ohh well everything happens for a

reason right????

>

> In the line of discussion about unpleasant adolescent

> orthodontic experiences I couldn't help but remember the

> headgear experience. Just like the tongue thrust thing, nothing

> was explained to me, just all of a sudden one day, I'm " prepped "

> for headgear by having my back molar bands changed to ones

> with side tubes that would allow for the headgear attachment. I

> was thirteen years old and absolutely terrified that I was

> expected to look completely ridiculous wearing that contraption.

I

> only wore it in the evenings and at night for about eight months

> and who knows if that was sufficient to do anything. Must not

> have been, since I later had braces again and surgery as an

> adult. But I bet we could share some old stories here about

> headgears.

[Guest guest]

> >

> > In the line of discussion about unpleasant adolescent

> > orthodontic experiences I couldn't help but remember the

> > headgear experience. Just like the tongue thrust thing,

nothing

> > was explained to me, just all of a sudden one day, I'm

" prepped "

> > for headgear by having my back molar bands changed to

ones

> > with side tubes that would allow for the headgear

attachment. I

> > was thirteen years old and absolutely terrified that I was

> > expected to look completely ridiculous wearing that

contraption.

> I

> > only wore it in the evenings and at night for about eight

months

> > and who knows if that was sufficient to do anything. Must not

> > have been, since I later had braces again and surgery as an

> > adult. But I bet we could share some old stories here about

> > headgears.

[Guest guest]

> >

> > In the line of discussion about unpleasant adolescent

> > orthodontic experiences I couldn't help but remember the

> > headgear experience. Just like the tongue thrust thing,

nothing

> > was explained to me, just all of a sudden one day, I'm

" prepped "

> > for headgear by having my back molar bands changed to

ones

> > with side tubes that would allow for the headgear

attachment. I

> > was thirteen years old and absolutely terrified that I was

> > expected to look completely ridiculous wearing that

contraption.

> I

> > only wore it in the evenings and at night for about eight

months

> > and who knows if that was sufficient to do anything. Must not

> > have been, since I later had braces again and surgery as an

> > adult. But I bet we could share some old stories here about

> > headgears.

[Guest guest]

I too wore headgear, but as a child. Initially I wore it 24/7, then

it was reduced to just at night.

Heck, my teeth were so bad I had my braces put on the last day of

2nd grade and didn't get them off completely until HS. And now, 20

years later, history seems to be repeating itself (with the braces

anyway )

[Guest guest]

I too wore headgear, but as a child. Initially I wore it 24/7, then

it was reduced to just at night.

Heck, my teeth were so bad I had my braces put on the last day of

2nd grade and didn't get them off completely until HS. And now, 20

years later, history seems to be repeating itself (with the braces

anyway )

[Guest guest]

I didn't, but I asked my ortho at the first session with him whether

it would be needed. He said, " We don't use headgear with adults. "

Then after surgery, when I went back for my first appointment, the

assistant who was working on me said, as a " joke, " " Now you get the

headgear. "

I didn't panic, but I didn't think it was very funny, either.

Cammie

[Guest guest]

I didn't, but I asked my ortho at the first session with him whether

it would be needed. He said, " We don't use headgear with adults. "

Then after surgery, when I went back for my first appointment, the

assistant who was working on me said, as a " joke, " " Now you get the

headgear. "

I didn't panic, but I didn't think it was very funny, either.

Cammie