Re: a poking back archwire

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I dunno whether you can open enough for your ortho or one of his

techs to get at it, but there are remedies for poking archwires. You

can clip some wires off (I wasn't bold enough to, but my ortho's

techs did) and others can be curved under to avoid that poking.

Cammie

> Hi

> Sorry it's taken me so long to write back, i find myself so busy

> these days that it can be hard to find time to post. I'm glad your

> dental cleaning wasn't too painful for you, we've definitely all

been

> through enough!! I bet the blood on your teeth was just from

the

> gums being cleaned, and that it goes away as soon as your gums are

a

> little healthier. Its been awhile since you posted though, so

> hopefully that has happened by now! Keep me posted on how things

are

> going recovery-wise. It's hard to face sometimes that's it's been

> like 4 months and things still aren't in tip top shape eh? I hate

> that i still have to be sooo careful with what i eat!

>

> I went to see my surgeon on friday, and he was really nice. I felt

> like he was taking my concerns seriously, which was really

important

> to me. I had an x-ray taken to make sure everything looked ok on

> there, and it did. Right now he has advised me to just stretch my

> jaw really gently, and that if, in a few months, things are still

> painful, i should then consider going to a physiotherapist to help

> me. I was really worried that my pain was from some kind of screw

> issue, or improper healing (yes, my imagination runs away with me

> sometimes!!), but he explained that because the bite is different

it

> can be really hard for all the ligaments involved in the joint to

get

> used to the additional stress placed on them. Sooooo, hopefully now

> that i'm being a little more gentle with my stretches the pain will

> start to subside. The bad thing is that the top arch wire on my

> braces poke me at the very back whenever i chew, and i just can't

get

> wax on there, so even if my joint pain goes away, chewing is still

> going to hurt!! oh well, such is life. I'm going to the UK for 4

> months in july, so I'm hoping to convince my OD to just take off

the

> back brackets of my braces so that there's no poking while i'm over

> there for so long! Anyhow, this post is probably long enough

> Take care

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