Klarinet Archive - Posting 000160.txt from 2008/02

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] dental issues
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:09:21 -0500

Terry,
I may be completely off the mark here, so ignore me if I'm wrong. Is
it possible to use a rigid (or semi-rigid) retainer to support the
teeth? I use one, which was fitted to my teeth, to stop my lower from
plate from getting pushed inward (which was resulting in an
overbite). Are your teeth too loose for that? It did result in a
slight difference in the shape of my lower lip, but I was able to
adapt pretty easily.
The original retainer I had made was completely rigid. Because it
was a little thick, I was uncomfortable with it (but it worked just
fine, playing-wise). It also was easier to crack. So I got a slightly
less rigid one, which still worked fine (and was a tiny bit thinner,
so more comfortable).

Fred Jacobowitz

Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo

You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
~Doug Floyd

On Feb 28, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Forest Aten wrote:

> Terry,
>
> Have you talked to your dentist about the loose teeth? If so...is
> there a
> solution for getting them healthy?
> Playing with the partial is going to be an 'individual's situation'
> kind of
> deal. Some players have no problems....other people just can't get
> comfortable.
> I know several top orchestral players with implants....and they
> have had no
> issues. That's not to say that all implants will work successfully.
> Also....the difference between the prices of the partial and your
> estimate
> of $7000 for implants....wouldn't be much to save a career.
> (partials aren't
> cheap!)
> Find a dentist that knows what you face as a wind player. That's
> your best
> bet.
>
> Forest
> (who's wife is a dentist)
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Terry Halvorson [mailto:oboeterry@-----.fm]
>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:22 AM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: [kl] dental issues
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I don't post very often, but I have been reading every digest
>> for
>> years now... I have had a lot of dental work done in the past
>> (family
>> history of bad teeth :-/ ) and now I am faced with a difficult
>> situation:
>> due to receding gums, my lower front four teeth have become slightly
>> loosened; just a very small wiggle so far, but I do notice a
>> little pain
>> when I play a show that is mainly clarinet (I am a doubler, and
>> oboe and
>> flute don't put pressure on the teeth and sax puts only a little...)
>> Here's my question: does anyone know, preferably from first or
>> secondhand experience, if I could continue to play the same if I
>> were to
>> get a partial? Or (shuddering at the thought of paying $7,000)
>> possibly
>> implants? A partial would be the easiest solution, depending on
>> how it
>> would effect my playing; the implants are very expensive (insurance
>> considers them to be cosmetic :-/ ) and require surgery and six
>> months to
>> heal properly...
>> I am quite nervous about this, since I make my living
>> playing, so any
>> and all advice is welcome. Thank you!
>>
>> Terry Halvorson
>> Los Angeles, but currently
>> on tour with The Producers
>>
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