OMG Braces

XtremeEuph · Post by **XtremeEuph** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:42 pm

Kk cool, my mama is making my execution appointment tomorrow, sometime AFTER music camp. No way im playing up to 8 hours a day with fresh braces. Could be good for me but would ruin all the fun.

prototypedenNIS · Post by **prototypedenNIS** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:28 pm

Chuck(G) wrote:<img src="http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/8684.jpg" width=400>

ummm... Dr. Hibbert isn't the dentist... the dentist was an evil sounding man
http://www2.iicm.edu/0x811bc833_0x000dbc26
right at the beginning of this vid

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:52 pm

Euphoria wrote:Just some info on the ortho wanting to remove molars; if there isn't room for your wisdom teeth when they want to come in, they will shove all your other teeth out of the way and all that brace work will be ruined. And then you still will likely need to have the wisdoms out. Never put that off...oral surgeons are there for a reason.

Ephram

I resemble that remark! My wisdom teeth did not show up properly on my first orthodontic X-rays as a teenager, and when I turned 25 they had by that point impacted and screwed up everything that had been done to that point. Extractions of two upper wisdom teeth, two lower wisdom teeth, and two lower 12 year molars later (over two sessions) I could hardly chew. Then more damage as the two upper 12 year molars had nothing to come down against, so my right upper primary molar cracked and had to be removed. After that, and some more grinding on what was left, I can finally chew again. I'd like to think I just had my oral cavity (pun intended) opened up enough to help my tuba tone. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Good luck!

XtremeEuph · Post by **XtremeEuph** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:20 pm

ahh about 16 more days till my appointment............Im not in the best mood. Is there anything I can do before hand to get a head start on getting used to them , or do I just take them when I get them. I heard playing with no pressure is a good start and a very good habit, but since Ive been doing it and feeling I could get used to it, WHY!!!!!!!! Can someone explain to me again why little pressure is better? Since ive been doing it, I have obviously lost my high range and I have lost about 80% of my nice tone quality that I finally got!!! I sound like crap!. .............
*wimpers like a puppy*

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:58 pm

ExtremeEuph,
You're gonna look really goofy with braces on.

XtremeEuph · Post by **XtremeEuph** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:47 am

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

!!

Lee Stofer · Post by **Lee Stofer** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:23 am

Pull yourself together, man! I had braces whilst a teenage trumpeter, and it can be done. I think that if I'd played euphonium or tuba at that time, it would have been easier. And, the advice about using the retainer is sound advice. I "lost" my retainer at the first opportunity, and now, over 30 years late, I wish that I hadn't. My lower front teeth have had a slight overlap that has made articulation more difficult for years, and since I recently got hit square across the upper lip with a steel bar, my upper teeth are ever-so-slightly moved, and I'm considering orthodontia to improve my playing capabilities. The steel bar in the chops incident split my lip in three places, and although I could not play for two weeks and my high range was obliterated when I could play again, with practice my range is coming back. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.