My top retainer just broke!!

[Guest guest]

Dammit! After 3 rounds of braces and 3 rounds of surgery I'll be

damned if my teeth/bite have any excuse to relapse again (it was

already starting to go back again slightly). I'm so upset right now. I

don't come on here often anymore but for those who have stayed that

remember me....just needed to vent. Oh well, guess I'm off to the

ortho before work tomorrow. Wish me luck! I hope this isn't too costly

or too much of a big deal. I haven't skipped a night of wearing them

and I have a terrible fear of them being too tight by the time they

get back to me. And if they have to make another mold....well... my

teeth aren't exactly as they were straight out of braces.

[Guest guest]

Hi Netalee! Nice to see you again, sorry about the retainer!

Adult teeth do tend to move when they aren't fixed in place, that's

true, but I'm sure your ortho can nudge things if necessary. Don't

settle for less if that's what you want.

Have you considered a fixed wire retainer? That's what I have (upper

and lower), and my teeth haven't budged. They are a bit more

troublesome to clean, but it's a fair tradeoff for me.

Best wishes,

>

> Dammit! After 3 rounds of braces and 3 rounds of surgery I'll be

> damned if my teeth/bite have any excuse to relapse again (it was

> already starting to go back again slightly). I'm so upset right now.

I

> don't come on here often anymore but for those who have stayed that

> remember me....just needed to vent. Oh well, guess I'm off to the

> ortho before work tomorrow. Wish me luck! I hope this isn't too

costly

> or too much of a big deal. I haven't skipped a night of wearing them

> and I have a terrible fear of them being too tight by the time they

> get back to me. And if they have to make another mold....well... my

> teeth aren't exactly as they were straight out of braces.

[Guest guest]

Hi Netalee,

Sure I remember you and I understand exactly how you feel and how

upset you must be. Everytime I thought things had finally stabilized

my bite would fall apart again. Now I'm tentatively scheduled for

surgery #6, bilateral joint replacement, on June 29. I say tentatively

because it's already been delayed twice and I don't want to be

disappointed again, I just want it over with.

I really hope you were reassured by your ortho this morning and things

can be easily fixed or stabilized with your retainers. Let us know

what you found out this morning. I hope it's good news.

>

> Dammit! After 3 rounds of braces and 3 rounds of surgery I'll be

> damned if my teeth/bite have any excuse to relapse again (it was

> already starting to go back again slightly). I'm so upset right now.

I

> don't come on here often anymore but for those who have stayed that

> remember me....just needed to vent. Oh well, guess I'm off to the

> ortho before work tomorrow. Wish me luck! I hope this isn't too

costly

> or too much of a big deal. I haven't skipped a night of wearing them

> and I have a terrible fear of them being too tight by the time they

> get back to me. And if they have to make another mold....well... my

> teeth aren't exactly as they were straight out of braces.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, I've calmed down about it since I last posted. I had to wait

until this morning to see the ortho again and basically they can't

fix it so I had to get a new one made. $300 Oh well, I guess it

could be worse...I can't imagine SIX!!! YOU ARE MY HERO!! HOLY CRAP!

Good luck with that!

> >

> > Dammit! After 3 rounds of braces and 3 rounds of surgery I'll be

> > damned if my teeth/bite have any excuse to relapse again (it was

> > already starting to go back again slightly). I'm so upset right

now.

> I

> > don't come on here often anymore but for those who have stayed

that

> > remember me....just needed to vent. Oh well, guess I'm off to

the

> > ortho before work tomorrow. Wish me luck! I hope this isn't too

> costly

> > or too much of a big deal. I haven't skipped a night of wearing

them

> > and I have a terrible fear of them being too tight by the time

they

> > get back to me. And if they have to make another mold....well...

my

> > teeth aren't exactly as they were straight out of braces.

[Guest guest]

Yes I have asked about the permanent retainer but they say that I

need the regular kind to support my palate since it is normally

really narrow and was widened...they don't want it to " collapse "

back. Honestly, they choose the weirdest words to scare me with! HA

> >

> > Dammit! After 3 rounds of braces and 3 rounds of surgery I'll be

> > damned if my teeth/bite have any excuse to relapse again (it was

> > already starting to go back again slightly). I'm so upset right

now.

> I

> > don't come on here often anymore but for those who have stayed

that

> > remember me....just needed to vent. Oh well, guess I'm off to

the

> > ortho before work tomorrow. Wish me luck! I hope this isn't too

> costly

> > or too much of a big deal. I haven't skipped a night of wearing

them

> > and I have a terrible fear of them being too tight by the time

they

> > get back to me. And if they have to make another mold....well...

my

> > teeth aren't exactly as they were straight out of braces.

[Guest guest]

Makes sense. You're lucky to have the freedom of a removeable

retainer, makes flossing a breeze, doesn't it?

I suppose they figure you've been through enough that they can't

scare you anymore, though.

> > >

> > > Dammit! After 3 rounds of braces and 3 rounds of surgery I'll

be

> > > damned if my teeth/bite have any excuse to relapse again (it

was

> > > already starting to go back again slightly). I'm so upset

right

> now.

> > I

> > > don't come on here often anymore but for those who have stayed

> that

> > > remember me....just needed to vent. Oh well, guess I'm off to

> the

> > > ortho before work tomorrow. Wish me luck! I hope this isn't

too

> > costly

> > > or too much of a big deal. I haven't skipped a night of

wearing

> them

> > > and I have a terrible fear of them being too tight by the time

> they

> > > get back to me. And if they have to make another

mold....well...

> my

> > > teeth aren't exactly as they were straight out of braces.