Klarinet Archive - Posting 000887.txt from 1999/04

From: "Lauren Davis" <laurelise@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Orthodontic Surgery and the Clarinet
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 23:19:58 -0400

I got braces in fifth grade, just after I'd started playing the
clarinet. Two years and one teacher later, I learned that I'd been
playing with a very strange embouchre. Aside from this, which was
quickly corrected once I knew what I was doing wrong, I had no
problems at all, aside from a little (normal) pain. As your son is an
experienced player, he probably wouldn't have this kind of problem.
My braces only hurt when I first got them on, and when I had them
adjusted once a month. My little sister, who is a beginning flute
player, has a relatively new type of braces that give her very little
pain, ever, even when she has them adjusted.

As to the surgery thing, my cousin, a flute player, had the same
problem. Her mouth was wired shut for a few weeks afterwards, so she
couldn't play, but she was back to normal within a couple months after
she could open her mouth again. I would think the circumstances would
be much the same for the clarinet, but I don't know.

Good Luck!
~Lauren

>From: DCohen@-----.com
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Orthodontic Surgery and the Clarinet
>Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:12:39 +0200
>
>My 18 year old son, who is heading for a career as a clarinetist, has
been
>advised to have orthodontic treatment ( braces) followed by
orthognathic
>surgery. This is to correct an underbite (class 3 malocclusion)
which our
>dentist holds will lead to drastic degradation of especially the
front teeth
>in the future.
>
>I would very much like to hear from anyone who has had to undergo the
same
>or similar treatment, what it meant for their playing and how soon
(if ever)
>they got back to the same level of proficiency.
>
>Kind regards
>Danny Cohen
>
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