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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2009Another Flipper Question
I am still healing from bone graft and extraction of 11, 3 weeks ago so no rush to wear the flipper but I need advice. I have the hard acrylic and it goes around from tooth 13 (14 missing) to tooth 3 (2 and 1 are gone). I don't mind the wires showing but I really can't talk with this thing. I don't mind telling friends the truth but I sing publicly and this is not going to work well. I have to wait 4 months before the implant is started and another few months. That's a long time. My question is, is there another kind of flipper with which people can talk more normally? I read that Valplasts have problems and googled this to death...there doesn't seem to be many options but you would know. I would almost rather have a tooth missing than talk with this awful lisp on certain words. This just feels so cumbersome in my mouth and I would think there is better technology these days. I don't have to sing...it isn't my profession but I perform with informal groups and it's my fun and passion. What would you do with a patient who's a star, I mean if Tony Bennett came to you, someone who really needs to sound right, while they await an implant or bridge? >I am still healing from bone graft and extraction of 11, 3 weeks ago >so no rush to wear the flipper but I need advice. I have the hard [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >who's a star, I mean if Tony Bennett came to you, someone who really >needs to sound right, while they await an implant or bridge? Yer kinda new here so you are unlikely to know that I lost #8 many years ago and eventually had an implant placed. Wore a flipper for ~2.5 years for a number of reasons. Had about 10 or 12 of them made, some from the lab, some by me, some with clasps, some without, etc.... blah blah blah. In a nutshell, I really learned what the design of a flipper should be and shared my experiences with my removable prosthetics lab tech. It made for a much better experience for my patients needing a temporary esthetic (i.e. anterior) solution. It is much too involved to go into here, but suffice to say, I didn't wear it unless in public. It really decreased my restaurant visits, but then again, and spent less bucks in the process ! <hehe> ;-) Will tell you about a singular bar where I imbibed in another missive. > On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:14:45 -0800 (PST), goldbanjo > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Wore a flipper for ~2.5 years for a number of reasons. Thanks but can I find out where I an have something thinner/smaller but strong made? I don't care about the money anymore, unless it's really exorbitant. It will be 8 months with this flipper and if I had known that it would be this thick, I would have done some research. The time from treatment plan (this tooth has to come out, from OS) to taking the impression for the flipper was overnight, I had the extraction the next day so I just went along with what my general dentist said. The tooth looks great, perfect match but if there's an alternative, any information from anyone would be appreciated. If you went through that many and still didn't wear it except in public, it doesn't sound hopeful. > Had about 10 or 12 of them made, some from the lab, some > by me, some with clasps, some without, etc.... blah blah blah. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Will tell you about a singular bar where I imbibed in another missive. >> Wore a flipper for ~2.5 years for a number of reasons. >Thanks but can I find out where I an have something thinner/smaller >but strong made? Am sorry but it's too detailed to expound here. Ask your GP to thin the bulk. >I don't care about the money anymore, unless it's >really exorbitant. It will be 8 months with this flipper and if I had >known that it would be this thick, Anything I could tell you here would be worthless information. It just doesn't translate on usenet, sorry. > The tooth looks great, perfect match but if there's an >alternative, any information from anyone would be appreciated. Ask your dentist to thin the appliance, especially the posterior border. Flippers do need a certain thickness for resistance to breakage. >If you went through that many and still didn't wear it except in public, it >doesn't sound hopeful. Was experimenting with design, it was educational. Flippers are not built for function. It's for Show, not for Go. Kinda like a D-45 >>> Wore a flipper for ~2.5 years for a number of reasons. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Kinda like a D-45 I'm a little guy. I cain't hardly wrap my arms around a dred. Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >> Flippers are not built for function. >> It's for Show, not for Go. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Steve How about an acoustic tele ? Ever given Ovation a try ? Don't particularly like them but they are very rugged and project well but, I don't like the lack of back resonance/vibration. The thin ones with a cutaway are kewl. The pickups are also excellent and sound good through a PA or an "acoustic" amp. >>> Flippers are not built for function. >>> It's for Show, not for Go. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > How about an acoustic tele ? They made acoustic telecasters? > Ever given Ovation a try ? > Don't particularly like them but they are very rugged > and project well but, I don't like the lack of back > resonance/vibration. I've never played one. There was a time maybe in the early '80s when it seemed like the only acoustic guitars you heard in studio recordings were Ovations. They had a particular sound, I guess the audio guys liked them--not boomy. Over at the acoustic guitar newsgroup, it's almost as taboo to speak about Ovations as it is to speak about banjos. Taylors get ribbed pretty good too. Steve > The thin ones with a cutaway are kewl. > > The pickups are also excellent and sound > good through a PA or an "acoustic" amp. SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > long time. My question is, is there another kind of flipper with which > people can talk more normally? I read that Valplasts have problems and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > who's a star, I mean if Tony Bennett came to you, someone who really > needs to sound right, while they await an implant or bridge? It took me a few weeks to get used to wearing a flipper and speaking/eating normally. I also felt like there was this huge rock in the roof of my mouth. Also the thing gives me a headache from where it hooks onto the back teeth(it is the replacement for my two front teeth actually so there is no possible way I'd go in public without it). I've had it going on 9 years now, but in the next few weeks I am getting a bridge(and I am sooo thrilled, yet sooo terrified). It really needs to be thick enough not to snap and break under pressure. It goes through alot of pressure, with your teeth biting on it, so it has to be able to hold up. Marie >> long time. My question is, is there another kind of flipper with which >> people can talk more normally? I read that Valplasts have problems and [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >it, so it has to be able to hold up. >Marie Removable or fixed ? >>It took me a few weeks to get used to wearing a flipper and >>speaking/eating [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Removable or fixed ? It is removable. Marie |
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