sandra1
01-27-2004, 09:02 PM
Saaraah,
I am sorry.....I am new at this change of the healthboard.....did you read my question at the Arleen-nightsplint and your appointment?
Sandi
I am sorry.....I am new at this change of the healthboard.....did you read my question at the Arleen-nightsplint and your appointment?
Sandi
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saaraah
01-27-2004, 10:02 PM
yes, i read it, and i dont remember discussing supra eruption before, tho. :)
did you wear that splint 24/7 or was it just a nighttime splint? how long did it take for your molars to supra erupt?
the nighttime splint that has been made for me doesnt cover most of my molars.. for some reason, it had to be greatly modified to work with my open bite. i havent been wearing it because it gave me a bad gut feeling. sounds weird, but.. what can i say. :)
- saaraah.
did you wear that splint 24/7 or was it just a nighttime splint? how long did it take for your molars to supra erupt?
the nighttime splint that has been made for me doesnt cover most of my molars.. for some reason, it had to be greatly modified to work with my open bite. i havent been wearing it because it gave me a bad gut feeling. sounds weird, but.. what can i say. :)
- saaraah.
Arleen
01-28-2004, 01:32 AM
Hi Saaraah:
Sorry to hear you're still having problems. Are you wearing your day splint instead, at night? Are you seeing the dentist soon about your night splint? I hope you get it sorted out.
It doesn't sound silly at all that you're going with your gut feeling. I've learned to do the same even if I can't always figure out at the time why I'm having a bad (or good) gut feeling.
I hope things get sorted out for you soon.
Take care.
Sorry to hear you're still having problems. Are you wearing your day splint instead, at night? Are you seeing the dentist soon about your night splint? I hope you get it sorted out.
It doesn't sound silly at all that you're going with your gut feeling. I've learned to do the same even if I can't always figure out at the time why I'm having a bad (or good) gut feeling.
I hope things get sorted out for you soon.
Take care.
sandra1
01-28-2004, 08:29 PM
yes, i read it, and i dont remember discussing supra eruption before, tho. :)
did you wear that splint 24/7 or was it just a nighttime splint? how long did it take for your molars to supra erupt?
the nighttime splint that has been made for me doesnt cover most of my molars.. for some reason, it had to be greatly modified to work with my open bite. i havent been wearing it because it gave me a bad gut feeling. sounds weird, but.. what can i say. :)
- saaraah.
Saaraah,
I had worn my old splint for nightime only for three years which didn't cover my wisdom teeth at all. During the time I had worn it for those 3 years, my right wisdom teeth erupted......it was much higher than all my other teeth. That's the reason my tmjd has caused me more pain and tension in my jaw since. If your nightime splint doesn't cover your WISDOM teeth, I would go with your gut feeling....don't wear it.....
I don't know enough about your situation to give you some input, but if I were you, make sure you know everything you need to know from your doctor about your current splint. So, if your splint doesn't cover your WISDOM teeth, talk to your doctor about this and have your splint change or modifiy to cover those teeth. It's very important that those teeth be cover, if you are planning on wearing the thing for a long term, like 6 months or even less.
Any feedback would be appreicate.....thanks
Sandi
did you wear that splint 24/7 or was it just a nighttime splint? how long did it take for your molars to supra erupt?
the nighttime splint that has been made for me doesnt cover most of my molars.. for some reason, it had to be greatly modified to work with my open bite. i havent been wearing it because it gave me a bad gut feeling. sounds weird, but.. what can i say. :)
- saaraah.
Saaraah,
I had worn my old splint for nightime only for three years which didn't cover my wisdom teeth at all. During the time I had worn it for those 3 years, my right wisdom teeth erupted......it was much higher than all my other teeth. That's the reason my tmjd has caused me more pain and tension in my jaw since. If your nightime splint doesn't cover your WISDOM teeth, I would go with your gut feeling....don't wear it.....
I don't know enough about your situation to give you some input, but if I were you, make sure you know everything you need to know from your doctor about your current splint. So, if your splint doesn't cover your WISDOM teeth, talk to your doctor about this and have your splint change or modifiy to cover those teeth. It's very important that those teeth be cover, if you are planning on wearing the thing for a long term, like 6 months or even less.
Any feedback would be appreicate.....thanks
Sandi
saaraah
01-28-2004, 08:41 PM
sandra - wow. thanks for telling me that. i didnt realize that teeth could erupt from just wearing a nighttime splint. im sorry to hear that it happened to you.
my daytime splint does cover my wisdom teeth, so im happy about that. i've decided not to wear the nighttime splint for now. im just too scared to wear it especially now that ive heard your story.
take care,
- saaraah.
my daytime splint does cover my wisdom teeth, so im happy about that. i've decided not to wear the nighttime splint for now. im just too scared to wear it especially now that ive heard your story.
take care,
- saaraah.
sandra1
01-29-2004, 02:21 PM
sandra - wow. thanks for telling me that. i didnt realize that teeth could erupt from just wearing a nighttime splint. im sorry to hear that it happened to you.
my daytime splint does cover my wisdom teeth, so im happy about that. i've decided not to wear the nighttime splint for now. im just too scared to wear it especially now that ive heard your story.
take care,
- saaraah.
Saaraah,
I am glad to hear that your daytime splint covers your wisdom teeth and you are wearing it faithfully. But as for your nightime splint that doesn't cover your wisdom teeth, if that's the case......is this splint for your openbite(front teeth) and why doesn't it cover your wisdoms?
Talk to you later....
Sandi
my daytime splint does cover my wisdom teeth, so im happy about that. i've decided not to wear the nighttime splint for now. im just too scared to wear it especially now that ive heard your story.
take care,
- saaraah.
Saaraah,
I am glad to hear that your daytime splint covers your wisdom teeth and you are wearing it faithfully. But as for your nightime splint that doesn't cover your wisdom teeth, if that's the case......is this splint for your openbite(front teeth) and why doesn't it cover your wisdoms?
Talk to you later....
Sandi
saaraah
01-29-2004, 06:22 PM
sandi - when the nightsplint was first made, it was a complete upper splint - it covered all of my molars including the wisdom teeth. as well, at the front, there's a type of ledge, so my mandible cant slide back while a sleep [it sort of looks like a NTI].
anyway, when i was being fitted for the splint, the dentist had to completely remodle the splint by cutting off most of the splint that covered my molars. im not completely sure why he did that except that my open bite impacted the original design of the splint. the splint isnt intended to fix my openbite - it just had to be altered to work w/ my openbite.
hope that makes sense. :) the next time i see my dentist, i'll ask him the exact reason for altering the splint.
- saaraah.
anyway, when i was being fitted for the splint, the dentist had to completely remodle the splint by cutting off most of the splint that covered my molars. im not completely sure why he did that except that my open bite impacted the original design of the splint. the splint isnt intended to fix my openbite - it just had to be altered to work w/ my openbite.
hope that makes sense. :) the next time i see my dentist, i'll ask him the exact reason for altering the splint.
- saaraah.