Pegasus Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 DD13 just had braces placed yesterday. Since her top teeth could hit the bottom brackets, they added globs of a blue substance to a couple of her back molars to keep her teeth from touching. Great, now her teeth no longer hit the brackets but how is this poor kid supposed to chew her food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupOCoffee Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Did they do a messy job or something? Does she feel "globs" or "bumps" as opposed to smoothness? My son had to have this done when he got his braces, but he was able to chew perfectly fine. They just "built up" his teeth. He had his on for almost 2 years with no issues. ~coffee~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Looking in her mouth, I see smooth blue blobs on two of her molars. When she bites down, she only has contact between the blue blobs and the teeth above. The rest of her teeth do not touch. It pretty much looks like this: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww143/angels8demons/biteblocks.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bracesreview.com/forums/damon-system/6506-getting-adult-damon-braces-6-6-2011-any-advice-eating-cleaning-etc.html&h=480&w=640&sz=33&tbnid=w-Ig3hpITAG0dM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&zoom=1&usg=__wwYL-B_S3GTcwZAhNKNtcx4V7s0=&docid=w_ExjfjoryaksM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=h68CUZy-LOKy2gXk0ICQAg&ved=0CFsQ9QEwBg&dur=350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbrother Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 My son had this, but his were white and looked much tidier than the ones in the picture. They felt funny for a couple of days while he was getting used to them, but after that it wasn't an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 My son had to have this done when he got his braces, but he was able to chew perfectly fine. They just "built up" his teeth. He had his on for almost 2 years with no issues. Same here with ds1. It might have taken a day or two to get used to but it wasn't something that really bothered him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 I appreciate the feedback and certainly hope that DD is able to quickly get used to it. I guess I just can't quite figure out how it would NOT be a problem for her teeth not to touch if she wanted to eat something that required chewing. So far, she's only eating things like applesauce and yogurt that she can just swallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 DD11 just got these blue bumps last week on her upper molars. DD11 says she just chews normally, bumps and all. It takes a little longer to chew things that are tough, but works just fine. It took her 2-3 days to get used to the bumps being there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Poor kiddo, our 12 year old got hers on Tuesday as well and also had to have her back teeth built up. I think it is just a matter of adjusting, she is really sore and pretty miserable. I found this website yesterday trying to find something to help. http://www.dentakit.com/howtomayobrs.html Ended up ordering some Rincinol and it is coming today, hope it helps her. We got liquid for $10 not the expensive stuff on that website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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