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Well i just got my herbst Saturday morning and its monday afternoon so about 2 days ago i got this thing it kills its a pain its annoying you can chew eat talk clearly it gave me a rash right below both ends of my lip wish makes me look like a bleeding vampire....well a red rashy one. it makes your cheeks look puffy and no u can over expand it cuz its fixed with cement i tried taking it out but it wont work....heres a way to put it....if u wanna lose weight really badly and starve urslef, then the herbst is right for u.....eventually u'll get fatter cuz once u start eating normally ull gain about more than ten pounds cuz of u had an irregular eating... im takning mine off Saturday im exited i said many bad words a lot of bad words and im only 15 going on 16 in august its may yippe and we had to do a speech 2day in school and i couldn't talk clearly. i advise not to have it.... the orthandontist said that the other alternative which is rubber bands takes longer but i would rather have that and he told me rite after he put on the appliance whoch took about an hour. a really boring hour. its so stupid like a bunch of useless metal in ur mouth... it unhooked about 56 times since i got it so i don't get the point if the part that really helps ur bite unhooks like a million times will do anything if its going to keep doing that. i know 5 people who had the herbst for like 4-6 days and got it off rite away.... hope this helped
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Do the Herbst Appliance change your face?
i have the herbst appliance, and i would most definatley NOT recommend it. my cheeks have gotten very large from it, and it is very painful. to answer your question, YES, the herbst does change your face.
Will the herbst appliance bother if you makeout with somebody?
no
What is the difference between a herbst appliance and a forsus appliance?
i don't know but i do know that a herbst appliance pulls out your lower jaw to fix overbite a advanc sync appliance is a newer less bulky version but it doesn't work as well.
What age is ideal to install a Herbst appliance?
11+ Years
Can you eat ice cream with herbst appliance?
You are able to eat Ice cream, like out of a container, but stay away from frozen treats like Popsicles. They can freeze the cement that is holding the Herbst Appliance and it can crack it. I just got my Herbst appliance, and I read about some things that you should and shouldn't eat. Hope it helps. :)
How does the herbst appliance affect small children?
it will cause extreme pain, it will be hard to eat, and they might rip the herbst out of their mouth
How much does a herbst appliance cost?
1200$ I have to get one it sounds painful
Is the forward movement of the lower jaw by use of the Herbst appliance permanent?
Yes it is.
What has your experience been with an 11 year old getting an herbst appliance?
im 11 and i have to say the herbst hurts and causes bleeding and troubble eating
I'm getting a Herbst appliance tomorrow What should you expect getting it on etc?
The herbst appliance is used to make your jaw move forward.you will realize that you have much more saliva in your mouth, adn you talk funny. Also, it will be hard to eat. I recommend eating ice cream, pudding, milkshates, applesauce, mac and cheese, jello. More of the soft squishy foods.Your orthondantist should give you special floss and a toothbrush. you put the floss in between the herbst appliance and your teeth, and the tooth burush is designed to go around the herbst appliance.The herbst appliance does not hurt at all. You may experience some pain from the metal pieces sticking into your cheaks, but the orthondianst will give you some wax for that. You put the wax around the area of the appliance that hurst you. If something else bothers you, take ibrophen. When you get the herbst, you CAN NOT,i repeat CAN NOT eat sticky foods or hard foods. Sticky foods can dammage the herbst and it can take up to 2 years insted of 9 months for your herst to be in you mouth. hard foods and sticks foods can pull the sement out of your teath, which means, you herbst will move around, and it will be very annoyine. Somw people think that theres nothing wrong with eating foods like apples, carrots, gum, and stuff like that. But you know, your parent and/or gaurdian has to pay about 200-400$ more for a new apliance (estamated) if your herbst breaks from eating wrong foods.Your orthondianst should go over all the things you should not do. the herbst appliance is very useful. And you know what. Your just one step away from getting braces!!!
Can a Herbst appliance be used when braces are on?
The herbst appliance is used to move your bottom jaw forward and your top jaw back. I just got mine a few days ago and it HURTS! Like its the most painful thing and you can have a herbst appliance on while having braces on too! I got braces on and my herbst on at about the same time. With a herbst, you have these like two pieces of metal that go around the tops of your teeth and they stick into your gums and hurt. They hurt because the dentist has to stick the metal part into your gum and cement the metal onto your teeth. Then you have a metal bar that goes across your cheek and connects to the lower part of your teeth with the metal part around it. And that is pretty much what the herbst appliance is and what it does to your mouth. Hope this helps! :)
Does it hurt when you get your herbst appliance off?
If u made it through getting it on and living with it will be nothing getting it off.
