Re: Petra...braces/teeth....

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Hi Cheri,I think that Petra's message got mixed up. She does not need

braces i was just asking about dental problems and EDS. She is having a

problem with some possible tooth nerves there seems to be some bumps on her

gums.

Thanks anyway for your advice.

Petra...braces/teeth....

> Hi

> I too, (as well as my brother) both had partial braces as kids...I can't

> really remember what his were like (a " fuller " parial, I believe) but mine

> was only to hold a couple of teeth and was more like a custom molded

> plastic " form " that fit up behind the back of the top teeth and to the

> " roof " of my mouth with just a simple but hard wire " loop " around the

> tooth that they wanted to pull back into alignment...and although it is

> still slightly set back from the others it did the job sufficiently...

> I have " crowding " on the bottom in the front teeth which is kinda weird

> and makes for a little bit awkward flossing but no big deal

> The " breaking off " of sooo many teeth over the years has been very

> frustrating (to say the least) and seems to be fairly common from what I

> can tell on this list ...I am pretty sure that I have more " fillings in my

> mouth now than actual teeth...

> hope it goes well for her...I would just (obviously) recommend that

> you/she be very sure that the fit is comfortable and not causing any

> rubbing/tearing type damage, as if I remember correctly I had a " few "

> adjustments made because of discomfort

> Cheri

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