The Bantam of the Opera Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I just got my braces off after having to have them since i was 14 (i am now 17) Its such a relief and i just wanted to share my joy with you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Let's see you teeth now Jem Martin's look lovely now he's had his braces off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 That's great news Jem, and just in time for christmas photo's too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Yay! i had my braces for 6 months when I was 11- it's a great feeling! Will you have to wear a retainer in bed? I had to till I was 18- my mum used to say I hope she doesn't decide to get married at 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 yeah tahts a point, my partner of 1 and a half years has never seen me without braces. When we met 3 years ago id just had them put on. what a surprise for him this will be Ill have to wear a retainer for 6 months all the time and then for another 6 just at night, itll be a bit gross but better than train tracks. Ill upload a photo later if i can find that one from just before i got them. nice comparison. Im gonna go eat loads of apples and NOT worry about getting bit stuck in my brace :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 The retainer my eldest wears at night is so discreet,that you can not notice it at all. In fact some pop stars wear them on stage as they make your teeth look shiney - they are just clear plastic. Well done on getting your off. My eldest has lovely teeth now & my youngest is waiting to have her extractions so her train tracks can go in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Ropsie rather fancies a brace all because a friend has one and it's got pink bits on it. I have pointed out that it's rather uncomfortable and she'll only have one if she needs it. Thankfully her teeth are far straighter than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 They were never coloured in my day! Mine was fixed to my teeth, & I had to keep going to Rodney Street in Liverpool to have it tightened. I used to smile for photos like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 (edited) ...I had to keep going to Rodney Street in Liverpool... OMG, ditto!!!! Your orthodontist wasn't Mr Birkenhead was it? (yes that was really his name! ) Edited December 4, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 How lovely for you BOTO. Am looking forward to the picture of your grin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Great news. Must feel funny without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 (edited) I never had braces as I have beautiful naturally straight teeth (looking smug!) BUT My jaw is out of alignment, only 2 teeth touch each other when I close my mouth, I have gum desease and my bottom teeth have gone all gappy. I suffer terrible headaches and have to wear a NTI device http://www.dental--health.com/tmjtmd_appliances.html at night. (combined with the splints for my carpal tunnel syndrome I make a real attractive prospect!) I'm supposed to get braces and was all set to do so then the Orthodontist left the practice and when I saw the new one I had no confidence in him. I WAS NOT about to spend £2000 to get them if I feel the bloke isn't up to par. Oh and for my 2k I would have got crystal ones across the font and metal at the back (metal is stronger). It costs more than the coloured ones but not that much more apparantely. http://www.iceclearbraces.com/q01.php Of course "Ooops, word censored!"ody thought I needed them when I was a kid! Edited December 4, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 They didn't think I needed them either. my teeth are ok-ish now but if I had the spare dosh, I'd get them straightened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 congratulations Two or our boys had braces and they said the weirdest thing to eat after they were removed was soft stuff like bananas. Well worth it though, middle son's top teeth were over his bottom lip when he closed his mouth poor soul, absolutley great now. The retainers are almost invisible when in. I have to get him to take them out to prove he's put them in for the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 ...I had to keep going to Rodney Street in Liverpool... OMG, ditto!!!! Your orthodontist wasn't Mr Birkenhead was it? (yes that was really his name! ) No, Mr Clifford. He was a real gent, & kept model airplanes in glass cabinets in his treatment room. There were other dentists housed in the same building, so perhaps they worked together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 (edited) ...I had to keep going to Rodney Street in Liverpool... OMG, ditto!!!! Your orthodontist wasn't Mr Birkenhead was it? (yes that was really his name! ) No, Mr Clifford. He was a real gent, & kept model airplanes in glass cabinets in his treatment room. There were other dentists housed in the same building, so perhaps they worked together? eeeeeeee, it's a small world and all that, just think, we might have passed on the stairs or in the street?! I was terrible with my braces, I had one that looked like a shrimp, pink plastic palate- used to make me gag so i wouldn't wear it so then they put the permanent one on me. I was mortified as I thought I looked like Jaws out of James Bond and I was forever losing little elastic bands all over the house or forgetting to put them on altogether. I feel so guilty about not doing what I should have done with my braces as my mum must have spent a fortune on the treatment and I probably made it last longer! Edited December 4, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 My treatment was all on the NHS & free The best bit about going was we saw all the houses with swimming pools in their gardens from the train from Huyton to Roby (I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 My treatment was all on the NHS & free oh right, maybe mine was then!??? I just assumed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 My daughter had the full train tracks for two years and it was all on the NHS. Private orthodontics costs thousands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Banbury is weird re dentidtd - there's only one NHS dentist with a waiting list as long as your arm - the office looks really scabby too. My only option was to register privately - they are very good and *touches wood* my teeth have been fine. Because I am registered with them, Rosie gets her teeth done via them on the NHS. I can't complain because they are very good, but I resent paying my stamp and still havign to fork out for the dentist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 My daughter had the full train tracks for two years and it was all on the NHS. Private orthodontics costs thousands. Yep.....tell me about it Both my girls have inherited my small jaw & both mine & The Hubbys large teeth,hence they have needed a LOT of work done. When Devon started she first had have jaw stretched by a big blocky retainer, which we had to pay for,then had train tracks on the NHS. However,now its Cleos turn & the NHS no longer fund any but the most very essential work. Its done on a points system & she very luckliy s"Ooops, word censored!"ed through, but we still had to fork out hundered on her jaw stretch treatment which has just finished. we were lucky that our Orthodontist has a very good interest free installment plan I think its so worth it, all the discomfort & cash.My girls will have lovely teeth,unlike their Mum..... I had heaps of work done as a child,lots of teeth out & painful braces. However,although it worked my teeth have moved back & are now still sticky out. I have thought about having them done again, but am not sure if I can face it physically,mentaly or financially It diesn't help that all the work I had done as a child has left me with a hatred of the dentists. And for those of you with funny dentist names,beat this. No word of a lie,when I was a child my dentist was called Mr Angel, & his practise partner was Mr Puller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I had an evil dentist when I was a child He isn't a dentist anymore I did get the whole braces thing which wasn't too bad I can't remember how long it went on for though I am glad it was done as I have lovely straight teeth now but it was a trial at the time I am very scared of dentists as the last NHS one I allowed near my teeth made such a mess of one of them I wouldn't go near another NHS dentist if they paid me I had a great private bloke in Headington when I was down south and then when I moved up here I was refusing to think about it and then of course the inevitable happened after 7 years of ignoring it I was in agony with a tooth and I have a very high pain threshold I just had to go to see someone and fortunately I have found a really patient dentist who is aware of how frightened I am and allows extra time (at no more cost) to ensure I am okay while he works on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Louise, I used to hate going to the dentist too. Then I broke my arm and had to have an operation to have pins inserted to pin the fragments of bone back together- at first they said they'd have to replace my complete elbow! They were showing me pictures of metal elbow joints from a medical brochure as they were wheeling me into theatre!!! After that, the dentist was a breeze, well it has been, until the memory of the hospital fades! I've got a really great dentist now but because he's so good, he's been poached by another practice- all the patients were gutted so he still does 1 day a week at our practice but he's booked up until 2012! DH was the same as you, it really affects you if you have a bad experience with a dentist, particularly when you're a child. we both have dental insurance now so could go private if necessary, I'd recommend it as we both had to have a lot of dental work done not so long ago and it would have cost us a fortune if we hadn't been able to claim most of it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I do sympathise, I think it's BECAUSE I've had such a lot of work done, that I have totally lost my fear of dentists - but I used to be very scared, and it's horrible. I can honestly say that now I'm not scared, it hardly ever hurts - I think if you are nervous then you tense up and everything feels worse. And I say that having had several root canal fillings, crowns, two apicectomies, and now I am waiting to have an implant done. BUT - I do think it's a fallacy that NHS = bad, private = good. Often it's the same dentists, just being paid differently. You get better materials used in private work, and you may get a bit more time spent on you, but I have had some very good NHS dentists. There are some bad ones as well, but there's no guarantee that because you are paying, you are seeing someone who is somehow better qualified or more experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 there's no guarantee that because you are paying, you are seeing someone who is somehow better qualified or more experienced. The private sector tends to creams off the best, so you do usually end up with a better doctor/dentist. There are excellent NHS docs and dentists but they are few and far btwn, the good ones are lured away by the high private salaries, unless they have ethics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
