did you ever wear a headgear?

[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.