Dear William the Other, I had the very same problem. My dentist tried bonding some type of material to the tooth, but that did not hold. Then he smoothed it out slightly which did the trick. It is not perfectly smooth, but is smooth enough that is does not bother my playing.
Luke (the only) Zyla 2nd horn, WV Symphony Orchestra www.wvsymphony.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Foss" <[email protected]> To: "The Horn List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 12:23 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Orthodontic Wax > Hi > I've been having a problem for a while now with a very small chip out > of one of my lower front teeth (from the information I could find, > it's my left lower central incisor > http://www.onedollardentist.com/images/names.jpg). It's not really a > big chip, but more of a rough edge on the outer corner of the tooth > (if I'm not clear with my description, please let me know what I can > do to clarify). > I don't play with a lot of pressure, but the rubbing of this rough > edge against the inside of my lip can be a problem. > When I play for up to an hour, I have no discomfort and I'm just fine. > When I get to the hour and a half mark, the discomfort starts, > especially if I'm playing very high for a long time. By breaking my > practicing up during the day, I can avoid it, but during long > concerts, it becomes a problem. > The other day, I went to my dentist and asked him about this and he > said that he could either use a shaper to smooth out the edge, but he > wasn't sure if reshaping the tooth would cause more problems that it > would solve. > What he ended up recommending was "orthodontic wax," which I had never > heard of before yesterday. Apparently, it's used to protect against > damage caused by braces. For me, he suggested that I take a small > piece and use it to cover the edge of the tooth while I'm playing. > Does anyone have any experience with this kind of problem? > > Thanks in advance > William in Kansas City > ("the other William") > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/lzyla%40suddenlink.net > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
