Hello Readers,
We really appreciate all your support for our blog. It has been a good time for us and we really enjoy it.
This year, we have a packed schedule and will not be able to regularly post every week as we have been doing. This doesn't mean we are done forever necessarily. If we have any new updates or experiences we go through, we will make the time to submit a post about it.
We hope our blog helped make things easier for you and given you helpful information regarding braces and orthodontics in general. Thanks again for all your support!
Until next time,
-Amanda and Erik
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
First Day with HeadGear
Now both of us had head gear over a year and a half ago. We remember feeling excited, anxious and in pain for most of that day. Looking back, it really wasn’t a very big deal, but we know that it is when it’s happening. If your first day is coming up, here are some tips.
1. Be excited! It’s a good thing! It is exciting getting something new, starting a new experience. It will all go well.
2. Take Tylenol before your appointment. That way the pain will not set in immediately. Trust us, it hurts even around 15 minutes after you put them in the first time.
3. Be prepared for some remarks. Even family probably can’t resist making a few metalmouth cracks the first day. Don’t worry though, chances are your parents had head gear when they were little too, ours did!
If you have any questions on the first day and what happens, please leave a comment!
-Amanda and Erik
1. Be excited! It’s a good thing! It is exciting getting something new, starting a new experience. It will all go well.
2. Take Tylenol before your appointment. That way the pain will not set in immediately. Trust us, it hurts even around 15 minutes after you put them in the first time.
3. Be prepared for some remarks. Even family probably can’t resist making a few metalmouth cracks the first day. Don’t worry though, chances are your parents had head gear when they were little too, ours did!
If you have any questions on the first day and what happens, please leave a comment!
-Amanda and Erik
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Facts About Frenectomy 2
Recovery from the Procedure:
After doing some research, it seems the recovery time varies with age. Younger kids who had a frenectomy done healed much faster and with less complications than adults. This might have something to do with the fact that kids are still growing so the frenulum might not be entirely grown in, thus easier to cut. Also it seems that the people who received the procedure via laser had less problems and a shorter recovery time. The average recovery seems to be around 5 days to be fully recovered. Depending on your pain level, the number might be smaller. Similar to when you get your wisdom teeth out, you will receive painkillers after your procedure.
In this links, we found the comments from people who have received the procedure very informational:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-frenectomy.htm
Complications:
There are also complications that can arise from the surgery. In any procedure where there will be an open wound essentially (wisdom teeth removal, fiberotomy) there is risk of infection. Other risks include speech impediments, tooth sensitivity, scar tissue development, and lack of facial control due to lack of strength in the tongue/or cheek muscles. Another thing that should be considered are the risks from anesthesia. It all depends on what kind you get, general or just Novocain. With Novocain the side effects are the usual prolonged numbness. If you choose general anesthesia, side effects such as nausea, bleeding and bruising can occur. It seems encouraged for younger children to get the general anesthesia done because, especially if done with a laser, the patient must stay very still.
One tip we found for the aftercare of your mouth is warm salt water rinse (this doesn’t mean swishing or gurgling because this can aggravate the site). This helps to remove dried blood build up and can reduce swelling along with keeping the area clean.
http://www.dentalfind.com/info/frenectomy
Here is an example of a consent form for the procedure which includes side effects and risks involved.
http://www.southoms.com/consent%20forms/Consent%20for%20Frenectomy%20Surgery.pdf
We hope this gives you more information on this procedure. Please leave a comment if you have any questions and we will do our best to research and answer them!
-Amanda and Erik
After doing some research, it seems the recovery time varies with age. Younger kids who had a frenectomy done healed much faster and with less complications than adults. This might have something to do with the fact that kids are still growing so the frenulum might not be entirely grown in, thus easier to cut. Also it seems that the people who received the procedure via laser had less problems and a shorter recovery time. The average recovery seems to be around 5 days to be fully recovered. Depending on your pain level, the number might be smaller. Similar to when you get your wisdom teeth out, you will receive painkillers after your procedure.
In this links, we found the comments from people who have received the procedure very informational:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-frenectomy.htm
Complications:
There are also complications that can arise from the surgery. In any procedure where there will be an open wound essentially (wisdom teeth removal, fiberotomy) there is risk of infection. Other risks include speech impediments, tooth sensitivity, scar tissue development, and lack of facial control due to lack of strength in the tongue/or cheek muscles. Another thing that should be considered are the risks from anesthesia. It all depends on what kind you get, general or just Novocain. With Novocain the side effects are the usual prolonged numbness. If you choose general anesthesia, side effects such as nausea, bleeding and bruising can occur. It seems encouraged for younger children to get the general anesthesia done because, especially if done with a laser, the patient must stay very still.
One tip we found for the aftercare of your mouth is warm salt water rinse (this doesn’t mean swishing or gurgling because this can aggravate the site). This helps to remove dried blood build up and can reduce swelling along with keeping the area clean.
http://www.dentalfind.com/info/frenectomy
Here is an example of a consent form for the procedure which includes side effects and risks involved.
http://www.southoms.com/consent%20forms/Consent%20for%20Frenectomy%20Surgery.pdf
We hope this gives you more information on this procedure. Please leave a comment if you have any questions and we will do our best to research and answer them!
-Amanda and Erik
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Pain in a Frenectomy
Now this is considered a relatively non invasive surgery. Once you receive the stitches, it should take around the same time as wisdom teeth removal to heal up. Similiaryly, you should stay away from hard foods and such. We have found a few links on people’♠ experiences of the pain involved with this procedure.
http://www.identalhub.com/forum_pain-after-one-month-of-frenectomy-1885.aspx
http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/frenectomy.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110610005312AABzbnb
http://www.airmailchemist.com/product_info.php?products_id=2072
Hope these answer some questions you might have if you are going to have this procedure!
-Amanda and Erik
http://www.identalhub.com/forum_pain-after-one-month-of-frenectomy-1885.aspx
http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/frenectomy.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110610005312AABzbnb
http://www.airmailchemist.com/product_info.php?products_id=2072
Hope these answer some questions you might have if you are going to have this procedure!
-Amanda and Erik
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