Comments | gwyn_r: Well, be important quietly

gwyn_r

Well, be important quietly

Aug 19, 2009 15:28

First off, thanks to ianmcin for this link to the new season of Venture Bros. trailer. It's so awesome, and I think I may have to change my LJ header to be "Be important quietlySecond, I got my new teefs yesterday. Or rather, my aligners. It was a bad day all around (I went to the wrong office, since they have two, and then everyone seemed to make an ( Read more... )

go team venture!, teefs

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trepkos August 19 2009, 23:05:39 UTC

Sending tons of sympathy your way.
Dentists ... *shudders*

gwyn_r August 20 2009, 04:07:17 UTC

Yeah. Marathon Man had it right -- there really is no comparable torture.

viverra_libro August 19 2009, 23:41:31 UTC

If the aligner is too sharp, just take a very fine-grained nail file and file the sharp edge. There is no need to suffer with it!

My "bumps" were like dimples. There is no reason that yours should be enormous or ragged -- they should buff and file them!!!!!

If you're worried about mouth odor, see if you can get tri-oral, which is a 2-part mouthwash that promises to get rid of bad breath all day if you use it 1x/day -- and it does!! It's available from QVC, but I'm sure you can get it other places.

So sorry for all your appointment annoyance -- that's happened to me, too, and I got the same kind of response (although it was to an asthma doctor, not a dentist). Some days I just want to smack those people.

gwyn_r August 20 2009, 06:53:44 UTC

I probably didn't explain that right -- it's the sharp line of the edge on the inside of my bottom aligners that I can feel, rather than a sharp piece sticking out. It sometimes is really just intense and starts a gag session that I can't seem to stop. Everyone says I'll get used to them, but right now that seems very far away. Mackiemesser did tell me about the filing, and I'm stocked up on emery boards for future aligners. ;-)

The bumps are... when I look in the mirror with the aligners on, they seem fine, and not at all far up on the tooth. But when I take the aligners off, and chew, they catch on each other (the top and bottom ones) and it's just awful. They filed the ashesive and stuff off of them, but they still feel really rough and unpleasant and they're definitely giving me eating trouble. Of course, the doctors are on vacation. Grrr.

batwrangler August 20 2009, 00:03:46 UTC

Eeep!

*hugs*

klia August 20 2009, 00:35:47 UTC

Ack to everything! I know how you feel with the gag/claustrophobia thing, because my TMJ splint does the same thing at times. It also makes my tongue ache because it can't rest naturally. And I just found out yesterday that my whole TMJ problem (caused by my orthodontics) is likely not going to go away, ever, even wearing this splint all day and night except when I'm eating, and additional orthodontics to raise my bite higher may be the only way to deal with it. Except I have no idea where I'd get the money to pay for it, so I'm kind of resigned to living with another chronic pain problem. Just... ugh.

gwyn_r August 20 2009, 06:55:07 UTC

Oh man. Did you get a second opinion? That whole "no hope" thing just sends me into a tizzy when doctors do that and I hope that you can maybe find someone who'll consider something else.

klia August 20 2009, 07:15:24 UTC

I know, I've been trying to stop myself going into a tailspin over this, but it's such a specialized problem, very few dentists even deal with it. The only other guy recommended to me wanted $400 just for the initial consultation (no treatments), so I have to keep looking. Feh.

sdwolfpup August 20 2009, 00:49:37 UTC

Ack. This is not making me hopeful about my (someday when I can afford them) future braces. I hope that you find excellent ways to work around the annoying parts and the the two years is not nearly as bad as you fear!

On the other hand, I drool all the time right now, so I have lots of empathy with you on that. Heh.

imkalena August 20 2009, 03:40:17 UTC

Jeez. It sounds like this Invisalign is every bit as uncomfortable as regular braces with brackets and wires. At least for regular brackets, you can put wax on them.

gwyn_r August 20 2009, 06:57:50 UTC

You know, I hate to influence you on that so negatively. I mean, it might be that you're one of the people who sails cleanly through the whole experience. OTOH, if I didn't have such horrible memories of the metal braces, I would have saved myself probably a lot of money and trouble by having the brackets instead. The nice thing about these is that you can take them off, and brush and floss normally. But there are definitely downsides, just as there are with metal. It seems to be very different for different people.