Klarinet Archive - Posting 000089.txt from 2003/04

From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Rebecca's retainers
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:30:26 -0400

I am forced to wear my retainers all the time because my gums are weak and
my teeth shift. When I play withouth them it causes excrutiating (sp?) pain
on my lower lip and my two front teeth.

When I was a freshman and sophomore and still had the nasty metal braces, my
bottom lip was always cut and swollen because I practiced so much. I HAD to
cut round cotton pads in half and put them on my lip while I played and I
spent tons of money on blistex and oral gel. I had serious biting problems
with my mouthpiece too and I had to keep the braces nearly two years longer
than I should have because I would bite so hard and my teeth would shift,
but I remember what I was always told...

"Never sacrifice tone for anything!"

I took that to a whole new level!

-Rebecca

>From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.edu>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: RE: [kl] Rebecca's retainers
>Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 07:58:54 -0500
>
>Rebecca,
>
>I have worn those same type of retainers for the last 12 years and find
>that if I take them out, I have problems (I feel like I don't have enough
>teeth and I bite). So they shouldn't hinder your playing. In fact, if
>prior to having your teeth straightened you had crowding or an overbite,
>you are better off wearing them while you play, as they will prevent your
>teeth from shifting. That is precisely why I wear mine. I have been
>through orthodontics four times, along with extensive jaw surgery, to
>correct major problems incurred after teeth shifted. I will wear these
>retainers for the rest of my life and I'm doing it with a smile on my face.
> They are the reason I am still able to play. Your teeth are the
>foundation of your embouchure. Take good care of them.
>
>Nancy
>
>Nancy E. Buckman, Technical Assistant
>School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
>Anne Arundel Community College
>Arnold, MD 21012-1895 USA
>Phone 410-777-2316 Fax 410-777-2233
>E-mail nebuckman@-----.edu
>
>
>
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