Re: Intro and Hello - to Tanja

[Guest guest]

Hi again ~ I just read how you have an open bite and can't bite

through anything. That is my problem too! I have an underbite but

also an open bite. It's so frustrating eating things like

sandwiches unless everything is cut up into pieces. This is

something I'm really looking forward to be able to do ~ and lately

I've been having problems digesting my food since I can't chew it

properly. My bite was made worse with my orthodontics, plus having

my wisdom teeth out I now have fewer teeth to chew with=P

> >

> > In a message dated 1/22/2005 2:31:42 P.M. US Mountain Standard

> Time,

> > no_reply writes:

> >

> > So, that's how I had 20 months of braces and lower advancement

by

> 5

> > mm., with a bit of movement to the side, at age 56-57.

> >

> >

> >

> > ## I'm 45 and while I was talking to the orthodontist on

Thursday I

> started

> > saying why bother at my age He reminded me that I probably

will

> live

> > another 30-40 years (God willing) and having straight teeth and

a

> good bite are

> > just as important at 80 as they are at 20.

> >

> > ## I'll see how it goes when I see the oral surgeon. I'm really

> hoping my

> > medical will pay for the surgery part because its going to be a

> stretch for me

> > to pay for just the ortho. I really, really do have a thing

about

> the metal

> > braces, so I will take him up on the option to use Invisalign

for

> the

> > up-front straightening. I don't need much, but I guess from an

> orthodontic point of

> > view I do since my front teeth have pointed inward as well as

> having very

> > slight overlap. My ortho said he won't have to put metal

braces

> on until

> > shortly before surgery. But all this is still spinning around

in

> my head, I must

> > say. I never expected to hear about braces and surgery when I

> went in.

> >

> > ## I'm interested to hear more about what your surgery entailed

> since it

> > sounds like what I'll be facing. Do you wear your retainers

only

> at night?

> >

> > Sharon

> >

> >

> >