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ALF appliance - Orthodontics

  • 21-10-2012 11:26pm
    #1
    NVC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi, I have had my ALF appliance fitted on my upper set of teeth 1 month ago, can anyone tell me if it is ok to eat with it on. Also, it feels like it is not tight anymore, is this due to perhaps my teeth have moved or because of eating hard food without taking it out?

    On a positive note, my breathing is definitely much better as I now breath through my nose but am still waiting on further results.

    Any information would be very helpful, thanks :)


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  • #2
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    NVC wrote: »
    Hi, I have had my ALF appliance fitted on my upper set of teeth 1 month ago, can anyone tell me if it is ok to eat with it on. Also, it feels like it is not tight anymore, is this due to perhaps my teeth have moved or because of eating hard food without taking it out?

    On a positive note, my breathing is definitely much better as I now breath through my nose but am still waiting on further results.

    Any information would be very helpful, thanks :)

    You have this appliance on for a month and are only asking this now??!!! Have you been starving yourself till now? Braces have little/nothing to do with breathing.


  • #3
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Best ask your orthodontist. ALF is a little "out there" as regards mainstream orthodontic treatment, so best ask the person who fitted them.


  • #4
    MiloDublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭MiloDublin


    Its Ok to eat with the ALF in, just avoid sticky and hard food such as toffee or nuts. The fact that it's not tight anymore means its doing its job. I am two years in an ALF, after each adjustment it would be tight for around two weeks and then gradually loosen as the arch developed.
    I also noticed my breathing improved, the dentist explained I had no room for my tongue before due to a retricted arch form. Now its up on the roof of my mouth and I am automatically nose breathing.


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