Dr. Henry Clayton Buhl, DMD, MS

It's all matter of how you deal with the Outlook being worth the effort it takes to gain happy and healthy smile. You'll have this comfort when braces are first separated to put the appliances on and it will generally be the amount of pain aspirin will take care of. Warm salt water rinses being careful not to swallow just spit as often as you feel like you need to. During the course of any mouth pain. After the teeth are separated in your appliances are put on you'll have a little interim pain during the course of the time between treatment appointments usually about 30 days. The pain is most like an ache that can be alleviated by brushing flossing and if you look at the entire 30 day. Between visits as a timeline generally the first week is the worst and then the second week it dissipates fully by at least half the third week is when you get the most movement from the first week who just called the loading week. You can enjoy the last half of the month knowing that your teeth are responding to the load the orthodontist put on your teeth the first week and therefore you'll see minor changes that first month. So for one week's discomfort you get 3 weeks of improvement though you might not see it each month remember the roots are in bone and they move slower than the tops of the teeth or the crowns as they have no resistance. The more you wear your rubber bands if instructed and keep your teeth clean the more efficient and less pain you'll have. Be safe and knowing that in 35 years of treatment I have never known a patient not to appreciate the effort they put toward their result and that includes thousands of patience so you're in a group that is very motivated and listen to their doctor. Above all take care of your appliance. The less breakage you have the faster your teeth will move so follow your food list. Let me know how you're doingif necessary password for Tylenol

Absolutely not. You are speaking about two very different processes. Crowns are done for functional and cosmetic purposes and root canals are done only in the presence of infection or disease of the nerve of the tooth. Your pretreatment X-ray would show the presence of any infection and therefore a need for palliative treatment involving a root canal in most cases the crown would come as much as 5 years after the successful root canal is complete..

On any mouth guard you use make sure it is orthodontic. It's a little wider to accommodate the size of the appliance between the two and your soft tissue with the mouth guard texting against injury. While it's uncomfortable at first it's not too invasive and it gets to be a habit to put it in when engaging in sports

Yes it's technically called a unilateral RPD removable partial denture. The apparatus is a bit cumbersome for only three teeth but you did not mention if they were three adjacent to or on both sides of the arch. Horses have to have special care so is not to distort or bend the framework. They are not quite as expensive as fixed partial dentures or bridge work but they have to be handled carefully and inserted correctly remembering to take them out at night to give the teeth a period of rest from the pressure generated by the framework. This will prolong the lifetime of the appliance as well as be healthier for your teeth

I can't speak for everyone who practices Orthodontics but I always had my door open for first 3 years after braces came off to do free retainer checks.

The best advice I can give you as an orthodontist is you always keep your retainer handy because you'll know when you put it in if anything has moved. Do you uncomfortable tight feeling that you feel become very obvious that something has moved and you've left the retainer out too long.

Hurt, no. However you will feel an uncomfortable sponginess of all your teeth that have been harnessed under the pressure of the braces and this is what your retainers for is to remind your teeth where your orthodontist put them which is in the best position for function and Aesthetics for your mouth.

Let's solve your problems in a logical order. The person who does the gingival graft is not going to be happy if you put Invisalign liners over-the-top his good work so give that some time to heal. He or she will tell you the appropriate interval and release you so that you can go to the orthodontist and get your Invisalign. Any bonding should be postponed until the pressures on your teeth or lessened so as to protect any new bonding.

Most orthodontic cases on adults take two to three years minimal. This is because of the age of the bone structure and many compromising factors that affect the overall quality of the movement itself. Some cases take longer which are more complicated and may even require surgical procedures.

You need to relax and let your daughter enjoy her dilemma. Self-awareness and peer pressure is enough for any team to put up with besides the notion that if she doesn't want braces and you force her into the idea she'll be a terrible patient and you only wasted your money and possibly done damage to her teeth but her intransigence. Let her be the one who begs you for the braces. It will happen. It always does with girls.

Every minute the headgear is not being worn according to the instructions of the orthodontist the teeth are actually Shifting the wrong direction. This is not an option for a child to make a decision about this is totally in the best interest of the overall quality of the result in the least amount of Time & Expense. Protracted cases usually result in increased fees and lessened results. Remember the window of opportunity to redirect growth in an adolescent child is not forever it's only a brief amount of time consistent within the parameters of what your orthodontist is expecting to be a completed case. He can't go home with you you know. I know what worked with my patients who had to wear headgear and that was threatening them with closing it permanently so they couldn't take it off during school hours and it was a 24/7 alternative. Then a little light goes on and they begin to see the proper path.

The rubber bands are very important to fine tuning the micro adjustments that the teeth need to function properly once they're in their new position. Further, they have the ability to actually speed up the case in situations where patients are excellent in cooperation. If you happen to be paying by month, this is a real savings.

Your orthodontist will set the interval of treatment most likely it will be within four to six weeks each visit. It is important to keep the visits as this will speed up segments of the case and allow for the most predictable result. Missing appointments only prolongs the length of time towards the finished result.

You got an interesting dilemma and I applaud you on your diligence and understanding the intricacies of a class 3 malocclusion in a female of adolescent age. Not only is this is a most difficult period In her life but it's also the most difficult orthodontic problem to treat. Favorable outcomes are diminished by growth an inherited skeletal height from parents, not to mention cooperation by the patient. The final blow is is the case never looks great until it's done. I've seen many of these cases work out poorly and require surgery even after having worn the braces for 3 years and that's taking into allowance for the occasional misdiagnosed case as well as poor compliance by the patient. You are fortunate in that UCLA Dental School is in the neighborhood and I would put her up for screening if I were you and be treated right where the text books are written.

This is not going to sound right, but I think you will see after about two months of brushing your teeth with a normal fluoride toothpaste maybe with extra whitening you'll find that the colors will be blended more harmoniously. Then you can add whitening if you desire with any kit over-the-counter at the drugstore, which is usually 2% peroxide.

Clear braces or transparent appliances as well as tooth colored appliances and tooth colored wires are definitely an option to help patients except the aesthetic awareness of wearing braces. They also cost more. Tell patients that we're going to arrive in the same amount of time but they can paint the car any color they want to.

Try to find a used Waterpik online and mix mounts rents in do the reservoir about tablespoon to the container and that should do it right okay