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UPDATED FROM PortRicheyCutie
3 years post
Re-attached lingual retainer
WORTH IT$4,200
The top permanent retainer became loose in a few places so I went back to the dentist to have them attach it again in the spots that had became loose. I knew it was loose because I could feel the end of the bar poking my tounge if I rubbed it against it. They say it's a filling, so insurance covers it as they use the same material as a filling to keep the lingual bar on. It only cost $15 each and I had two done. Everything else seems to be fine since finishing my treatment.
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UPDATED FROM PortRicheyCutie
3 years post
Recent Picture Taken Today
Here is a recent pic of my smile taken today. Looking good!! Pretty happy for the most part!
IMPORTANT NOTE - if you whiten your teeth, be careful if you have bonding. Bonding does not whiten with your teeth!!! You'll have two shades!
IMPORTANT NOTE - if you whiten your teeth, be careful if you have bonding. Bonding does not whiten with your teeth!!! You'll have two shades!
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JMOE
January 29, 2015
Gorgeous smile!!
PortRicheyCutie
January 29, 2015
Thank you, JMOE
UPDATED FROM PortRicheyCutie
3 years post
Simple Update
Teeth are doing great. No issues with the rebonded teeth. Only small issue with top permanent retainer. One of the ends came lose and they had to reglue it down. They got me in the next day to do so. Other than that it's great. Hard to clean behind the teeth where retainer is and also timely to floss. Find myself not flossing as much. :/
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January 23, 2015
So glad you made this update. Â I'm not glad that you're finding the flossing annoying, though. Â I was so worried about that, and it kept me from doing the permanent retainers, but everyone else I talked to here on RealSelf said it was no big deal, and I felt stupid for worrying so much about it! Â I wonder what the difference is....
January 31, 2015
Interdental brushes are easier to use than floss when you have bonded braces/retainers, and particularly easy to use on front teeth.
I haven't ever seen this mentioned here on RS, not sure why.
I'm not planning to get bonded retainers myself for a variety of reasons, but regardless, interdental brushes are said to be somewhat more effective than floss at helping to keep good dental hygiene.
February 1, 2015
I've never been able to fit those brushes between my teeth, but I've also only gotten from others. Â I've never bought them myself. Â Do they come in different sizes, by any chance?
February 1, 2015
Looking at Amazon and individual company websites, regular drugstore brands (Dentek and the like) seem to have a handful of sizes. TePe is a brand I've never seen in stores but they have a whole size range from 0.4 to 1.5 mm. There's also more fancy ones with long handles and replaceable brush-heads.
I've only just become aware of these myself. Now I realize what those extra funny-looking brush-heads always included in the boxes of replaceables for my electric oral-B toothbrushes are meant for.
February 2, 2015
We have those oral-b toothbrush heads, but those things don't fit between my teeth at all. Â Not even close. Â I'll have to check at the pharmacies here. Â I'm in Sweden so we don't have Amazon :(.
February 2, 2015
Thanks for the advice. I do have some of those. I'll have to start using them. Thanks again.
February 2, 2015
February 4, 2015
Thanks!!! Â I have to remove the link according to our community guidelines, but it was very helpful :).
February 27, 2015
I got the brushes and am able to fit them in my front teeth and some back teeth. I like them. It's kinda like a tooth pic. You can buy them at Walmart. I have even seen them at the dollar store if you want to try them out. I saw that they come in different styles. Mine has a cap on it and the brush has a small metal part that the bristles come out of. I saw they also have plastic ones where the brush is plastic too instead of metal and bristles. I may try those next. Feeling the metal part (even though very thin) is weird to me and I don't like that part. I like the brush though. I do think it comes in different brush styles/sizes.
February 27, 2015
I'm finding flossing is not as annoying with the brushes mentioned above. I actually have to do it as food gets stuck in one particular spot now that I had the bonding done and also had the retainer glued on. Certain foods get stuck there very easily. :/ It really isn't that big of a deal and you get used to it. Just gotta find the right brush.
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