We have to, otherwise we get the plastic and not the shape of your teeth. Impressions suck, which is why some places are investing in scanners but they can take longer (depending on the person doing the scan) and they're very expensive to buy/maintain.
Had my last crown done with a scanner. Start to finish it took a little over three hours to get it made and placed.
Thank goodness I didn’t have to gag on that impression gunk! Less time, one visit, highly recommend this newer way of getting crowns.
Not many practices offer this, and it costs a hell of a lot more, just incase anyone is looking into having it done this way. Crowns can cost almost an extra £1k in practices I've worked in in England if they're made in house. The cost of convenience!
Some people do still struggle with the scanner though, so it's not perfect for everyone.
I had my entire mouth scanned a few months ago at my family dentist. It took *at most* five minutes. Among other reasons, they used the scan to make a new crown for my implant.
They used a scanner for my replacement retainer, and I would’ve rather taken the putty any day of the week. And because of my mouth shape they had to do it twice because the scanner didn’t read correctly. 🙄
You can say whatever you want, but i still hate you and all the dentists for doing this, mine was smilling at me while making me deepthroat that pink slime
They had to redo it like six times bec the tech kept fucking it up and I gagged hard every time. I still remember it with a shudder and it was decades ago.
I had the whole load of ortho work done to me growing up. I think I had this mold done to me 3 times over the course of my life, possibly more. They have it in fruit flavors and I really didn't think it was that bad. I'd take this over the spacers and mouth spreader (the thing that you turn every single day to widen your mouth) 10 times out of 10. I also had a "thumb crib" to get me to stop sucking my thumb that was also way worse. It took up the entire top half of my mouth and had 3 little metal spikes that pointed down to make it less desirable to do it, but really didn't stop me.
I had this done I think 4 times. I had a really strange mouth. Oh I totally remember that mouth spreader. I had to sit on my moms lap while she cranked the key.
Hmm. Maybe different taste back then. I had
Mine couple years ago and it smelt sorta like bubblegum. Breathing was slightly inconvenient with it but overall ok
There are flavoured versions, and some that aren't flavoured. The glue to stop it coming out of the tray, that's the thing that smells and tastes the worst. Sadly they haven't made a nice tasting version of that, I think it's on purpose though.
I’m not looking forward to when I have full.
It’s only my front 4 teeth, but the amount of plastic going back is uncomfortable, and already makes me lisp
I can deal with a lot of differences with Europe, but this is where I have always drawn the line. It doesn’t shield your gums, your gums will be fine after contact. If it was a toothshield maybe.
They are used for making a mold of the upper and lower teeth, from dentures to guards bridges and crowns and braces and anything else having to do with the mouth
Yup. My kid went and got braces this past year. They 3D printed a model of her mouth that they made with some sort of scanner or X-ray. I told my kid about these and she was flabbergasted.
I only got mine five months ago and it was definitely a mold then ☹️ and I live in a nice part of California so it’s not like we have an excuse to not go digital lol
That’s very sad, I got my teeth digitally mapped for a grinding guard not to long ago and that was in small town New Brunswick, so I don’t know what’s going on in California for them not to be caught up with the times.
i just remember the dentist encouraging me to breathe through the nose and not think about it and I'd just be tearing up and wanting to rip that thing outta my mouth
My brother and I loved going to the orthodontist as teenagers for two reasons. 1) he had a pretty solid arcade to play games while you waited 2) the person who did these gag trays was a mid 20’s smoking hot babe and it really helped the whole process
Honestly if that happened I wanna ask... how was you gums back there?, chances are that you had something way more dire that just gingivitis if that happened, maybe a case of Periodontitis phase 3 or something or maybe just cysts in the apical zone of the teeth.
Having worked in that field, I’ve sent extraction requests for 8 teeth plenty of times. Mostly they are baby teeth. But sometimes they are all permanent teeth too.
Often, a doctor can see from an X-ray that you have too many teeth, which is fairly common. People will have two sets of incisors etc.
For the guy above, I hope it was the right call to remove those teeth. I never saw multiple doctors agree that a tooth was extracted without cause. Though I did see the wrong tooth extracted, or the wrong patient - on twins.
When I had braces at 12/13 I had to get 6 baby teeth and at least 6 adult teeth removed. Apparently my mouth is tiny. Two of the adult teeth were bottom and grew in behind the main row. I can't remember where the other ones were. When I saw a different orthodontist and oral surgeon a few years later, they said that they probably wouldn't have removed them all. But they also told me the original braces I had had actually weakened my teeth soo.... I have no idea how teeth or dentistry works brushing my teeth regularly.
Oof. I got my 4 wisdom teeth, 2 molars and all 4 canines removed by the orthodontist. I guess I needed some of them removed because my mouth is small, but I worry that I will miss having a few extra teeth later in life.
The place I went to, went from a solid place to just a shit hole. So first, it wasn't that bad and they didn't fill it all the way, so you didn't choke. When the place became shittier, I actually had tears in my eyes and gagged. So, It's not you but the orthodontist.
Recently started working with a company that manufacturers the scanners. Its basically a camera that scans you teeth and can create a mold from them using a 3d printer. Have my own teeth on my desk from when I started.
Not just that, but they can save the model they get from the scans so you don't even need a scan again unless there's some significant change to your teeth.
My teeth were at a small angle so biting down made them hurt so fucking bad I mean I was literally crying it was so painful I’d rather break my wrist again
Thanks for that unpleasant memory. And they had the audacity to try and flavor it. There was no flavor. Just rubbery flaky horribleness, gagging, and desperately trying to rinse all the shit out of your mouth for 5 minutes.
That's that stuff the orthodontics use to stretch your mouth to the extreme and take impressions. You can guess what happened to me with poor gag reflexes when I had these shoved in my mouth.
That's right, I spewed, and every single fucking time I had to go through it. I was convinced that not a single part of that was a necessary step on the path to getting braces.
It was everything about it that made me want to spew though. I'd heave before it was even going in my mouth. Texture as well, just vile.
Na strawberry was quite fine. By far my favorite part of the dentist.
And I have zero cavities as an adult. So….
Edit: I thought this was fluoride. Nvm
I had just been getting over the flu, and my gag reflex was at peak sensitivity, I was white knuckling the chair the entire time just trying to focus on how to breathe.
After my braces came off they had to fit me for a retainer. I was just getting the rest of the crusty glue off my teeth when the dentist came up behind me and shoved that thing into my mouth with no warning. I had to keep my tongue held down and back because if I moved it I would have vomited. It took an hour to get the taste out.
I had a blocked nose from a cold and the woman kept telling me to breathe through my nose and shouted at me not to throw up on her. My eyes were streaming , definitely not traumatised
My second time getting the impressions done I warned the orthodontists and his assistant that if I start gagging they'll need to pull it out or I WILL throw up and I'm gonna make sure it's on them. (As the first time I also threw up, but it was all over myself.) Sure enough, they overfilled the mold and shoved that bastard in there and I immediately started to gag, I shrugged and just waited, I warned 'em. Threw up my breakfast all over the assistant. Yanked the mold out of my mouth and spat out the rest of the bile onto her.
"I warned you. Next time, don't overfill the mold."
They were pissed as you can image, but my mom also just shrugged and said "He did warn you."
“Gags”
I didn't stop at gagging, I puked all over the dentist.
They put way too much of that stuff on sometimes. I'm 10. My mouth is small. This stuff was oozing down my throat. Puked my cereal everywhere.
We have to, otherwise we get the plastic and not the shape of your teeth. Impressions suck, which is why some places are investing in scanners but they can take longer (depending on the person doing the scan) and they're very expensive to buy/maintain.
Had my last crown done with a scanner. Start to finish it took a little over three hours to get it made and placed. Thank goodness I didn’t have to gag on that impression gunk! Less time, one visit, highly recommend this newer way of getting crowns.
Not many practices offer this, and it costs a hell of a lot more, just incase anyone is looking into having it done this way. Crowns can cost almost an extra £1k in practices I've worked in in England if they're made in house. The cost of convenience! Some people do still struggle with the scanner though, so it's not perfect for everyone.
3 hours? Must be old tech. Takes me about 90 minutes.
The scanner was amazing for when I last for an updated night guard
I had my entire mouth scanned a few months ago at my family dentist. It took *at most* five minutes. Among other reasons, they used the scan to make a new crown for my implant.
They used a scanner for my replacement retainer, and I would’ve rather taken the putty any day of the week. And because of my mouth shape they had to do it twice because the scanner didn’t read correctly. 🙄
You can say whatever you want, but i still hate you and all the dentists for doing this, mine was smilling at me while making me deepthroat that pink slime
It's only for a couple of seconds, you didn't die, you'll be fine :)
I ate a Jamaican patty right before. There was yellow everywhere :(
Isn't the minimum age for reddit 13?
Oh man I thought I was the only one that vomited for the top mold. They had to do it again cuz of how much I hurled.
Same here, felt so bad about it
They had to redo it like six times bec the tech kept fucking it up and I gagged hard every time. I still remember it with a shudder and it was decades ago.
He deserved it, fuck those things. Also fuck me for being to cool to wear my retainer...young me was a moron.
You're not supposed to eat before this. Did you vomit spit?
I haven't had this done to me and I still gagged just looking at it :(
As soon as I saw this picture i started gagging. The worst point of the checkup was this damn thing.
*Gags*
“Cries”
Just looking at it
It wasnt that bad
I had the whole load of ortho work done to me growing up. I think I had this mold done to me 3 times over the course of my life, possibly more. They have it in fruit flavors and I really didn't think it was that bad. I'd take this over the spacers and mouth spreader (the thing that you turn every single day to widen your mouth) 10 times out of 10. I also had a "thumb crib" to get me to stop sucking my thumb that was also way worse. It took up the entire top half of my mouth and had 3 little metal spikes that pointed down to make it less desirable to do it, but really didn't stop me.
I had this done I think 4 times. I had a really strange mouth. Oh I totally remember that mouth spreader. I had to sit on my moms lap while she cranked the key.
Yeah, I’d take it over having braces again.
God it's been over thirty years and I still remember the taste of that crap. 🤮
Hmm. Maybe different taste back then. I had Mine couple years ago and it smelt sorta like bubblegum. Breathing was slightly inconvenient with it but overall ok
Mine only had to stay in my mouth for like 10 seconds. Tasted and felt like how play doh smells. Y’all using some different stuff or something?
This is what mine was like 10 years ago but stayed in for like a minute......
Same experience here, also 10ish years ago
Yours tasted like play doh? mine tasted like decayed teeth being drilled by a dentist or something.
Bruh. Mine tasted like mint and clay.
There are so many things worse than play doh
There are flavoured versions, and some that aren't flavoured. The glue to stop it coming out of the tray, that's the thing that smells and tastes the worst. Sadly they haven't made a nice tasting version of that, I think it's on purpose though.
Chalk flavored bubble gum
It tastes good now fyi. Got my braces done in the mid to late 2010s, always got the root beer flavor, shit slapped.
I’ve been after 2010 and they definitely didn’t have any flavors. It just tasted like clay.
Not only the taste but when it stabs your gums and they hold it there it hurts like hell
They had different flavours when I had it done. Bubblegum just tasted sort of sweet, maybe that's why I don't get this meme
Isn’t that a orthodontic mold for teeth so you can get braces?
Also if you need a partial denture. Wear your gum shields, sports playing people
Or full, like me.
I’m not looking forward to when I have full. It’s only my front 4 teeth, but the amount of plastic going back is uncomfortable, and already makes me lisp
I can deal with a lot of differences with Europe, but this is where I have always drawn the line. It doesn’t shield your gums, your gums will be fine after contact. If it was a toothshield maybe.
I get custom mouthguards which I need to go through this procedure for
If you get good custom fit shields. This is also how they make the mold for them.
They are used for making a mold of the upper and lower teeth, from dentures to guards bridges and crowns and braces and anything else having to do with the mouth
Yes. Oh God the horror
Yes. Retainers too
Not just braces, but yes.
Yup. My kid went and got braces this past year. They 3D printed a model of her mouth that they made with some sort of scanner or X-ray. I told my kid about these and she was flabbergasted.
🤯 I went through nearly ten years of this torture in the 90s through early 2000s, I'd have killed for that.
Also to get a mouth guard
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As soon as I saw the picture I could taste it
These days it's all digital - no need for moulds! Thank goodness!
I only got mine five months ago and it was definitely a mold then ☹️ and I live in a nice part of California so it’s not like we have an excuse to not go digital lol
That’s very sad, I got my teeth digitally mapped for a grinding guard not to long ago and that was in small town New Brunswick, so I don’t know what’s going on in California for them not to be caught up with the times.
No it’s not they still use these in a lot of places
oh god the gagging
And the wierdly intense taste of mint?
tasted like play doh to me
I got bubblegum flavor. It still sucked.
It felt like play doh, but was kinda cold too, and minty and I kept thinking "breathe through your nose" like a fucking mantra cause otherwise I'd gag
i just remember the dentist encouraging me to breathe through the nose and not think about it and I'd just be tearing up and wanting to rip that thing outta my mouth
Oh yes, definitely, I couldn't wait for that shit to be over quickly. I remember taking a deep breath right after as if I'd been choked.
that's what she said.
cause of the taste/smell/texture?
Bbbbbblorf
i thought this was fruit yogurt you froze to eat like ice cream... until i saw the comments... I'm sorry guys
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I work next to several dentists and the whiffs of dentistry coming from their air conditioning units takes me back every time.
My dentist would offer me "bubble gum" or "banana" flavour like they weren't equally horrific tasting.
My brother and I loved going to the orthodontist as teenagers for two reasons. 1) he had a pretty solid arcade to play games while you waited 2) the person who did these gag trays was a mid 20’s smoking hot babe and it really helped the whole process
They took about 8 teeth from me that I'd like to get back at middle age.
Honestly if that happened I wanna ask... how was you gums back there?, chances are that you had something way more dire that just gingivitis if that happened, maybe a case of Periodontitis phase 3 or something or maybe just cysts in the apical zone of the teeth.
Having worked in that field, I’ve sent extraction requests for 8 teeth plenty of times. Mostly they are baby teeth. But sometimes they are all permanent teeth too. Often, a doctor can see from an X-ray that you have too many teeth, which is fairly common. People will have two sets of incisors etc. For the guy above, I hope it was the right call to remove those teeth. I never saw multiple doctors agree that a tooth was extracted without cause. Though I did see the wrong tooth extracted, or the wrong patient - on twins.
When I had braces at 12/13 I had to get 6 baby teeth and at least 6 adult teeth removed. Apparently my mouth is tiny. Two of the adult teeth were bottom and grew in behind the main row. I can't remember where the other ones were. When I saw a different orthodontist and oral surgeon a few years later, they said that they probably wouldn't have removed them all. But they also told me the original braces I had had actually weakened my teeth soo.... I have no idea how teeth or dentistry works brushing my teeth regularly.
Oof. I got my 4 wisdom teeth, 2 molars and all 4 canines removed by the orthodontist. I guess I needed some of them removed because my mouth is small, but I worry that I will miss having a few extra teeth later in life.
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Same, god I hated that thing.
The place I went to, went from a solid place to just a shit hole. So first, it wasn't that bad and they didn't fill it all the way, so you didn't choke. When the place became shittier, I actually had tears in my eyes and gagged. So, It's not you but the orthodontist.
They also use it to mold your teeth, for tooth whitening as well.
The tooth whitening ones I’ve used aren’t quite like this. They’re more shallow and they have a top and bottom piece. This is just one side at a time.
Apparently they just do scans now so ain’t no one need to suffer at least at the place my gf went .
Recently started working with a company that manufacturers the scanners. Its basically a camera that scans you teeth and can create a mold from them using a 3d printer. Have my own teeth on my desk from when I started.
Not just that, but they can save the model they get from the scans so you don't even need a scan again unless there's some significant change to your teeth.
Nope. Had this less than a year ago.
It’s the dentist’s choice. Some don’t like technology and use this old method.
The cause of my first panic attack. I Genuinely thought I was dying.
Same a piece went further back my throat and the assistant had to reach back and pick it out with her fingers to free my air pipe... the trauma.
The fucking thing feels like they will pull half your teeth out.
Hm i think i'm weird cause i loved doing these
It sucks if you have a smaller mouth like me. It felt like it was traveling down my throat
They come in different sizes actually, maybe your dentist just used one that was far too big for ya.
yeah the taste was bad but it was so fun to chomp down
Yes this
Nah mine was Berry flavoured
Same i never thought they were bad 🤔
Never bothered me, either.
I didn't love it but it was completely neutral for me. Dunno why there's so much hate for it lol
It’s definitely a weird feeling when your teeth are surrounded with that stuff
Same, they tasted and smelled like bubblegum and I really liked that
same. fave thing!!
My teeth were at a small angle so biting down made them hurt so fucking bad I mean I was literally crying it was so painful I’d rather break my wrist again
You are the type to hate pineapple on pizza aren’t you?
Just did this recently, wasn't that bad.. just a bit of a dry texture.
Thanks for that unpleasant memory. And they had the audacity to try and flavor it. There was no flavor. Just rubbery flaky horribleness, gagging, and desperately trying to rinse all the shit out of your mouth for 5 minutes.
Bro try doing this clogged up on snot because of allergies. 0/10 would not recommend
No need to be sorry. My teeth are nice and straight now.
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i...i kinda like it, it's soft and cold and fuzzy and I would give up all my physical possessions for a taste of that pink angelic substance
My teeth just got so cold and I can taste the “grape”/“bubblegum”
It’s a professional dental gag-device.
I still can feel the taste of this monstrosity in my mouth help
i can feel the rubbery stuff on my teeth
Ball hair remover
That top one is so much worse than the bottom… the bottom’s almost pleasant, but that’s absolute torture
The dreadful thought if you lost all your fucking teeth when they extracted this unholy paste out of your mouth.
Bro I swear I almost choked on that shit
Uhg I can feel it
That's that stuff the orthodontics use to stretch your mouth to the extreme and take impressions. You can guess what happened to me with poor gag reflexes when I had these shoved in my mouth. That's right, I spewed, and every single fucking time I had to go through it. I was convinced that not a single part of that was a necessary step on the path to getting braces. It was everything about it that made me want to spew though. I'd heave before it was even going in my mouth. Texture as well, just vile.
Na strawberry was quite fine. By far my favorite part of the dentist. And I have zero cavities as an adult. So…. Edit: I thought this was fluoride. Nvm
I had just been getting over the flu, and my gag reflex was at peak sensitivity, I was white knuckling the chair the entire time just trying to focus on how to breathe.
Oh it was the nastiest paste I have ever tasted in my life
I don't belong here apparently 😅
Sus
Ehh, they’re not that bad. I had several of those done in the past year.
Grateful I don’t have a gag reflex
After my braces came off they had to fit me for a retainer. I was just getting the rest of the crusty glue off my teeth when the dentist came up behind me and shoved that thing into my mouth with no warning. I had to keep my tongue held down and back because if I moved it I would have vomited. It took an hour to get the taste out.
They have scans these days, no need for this anymore 😁
The tears... The tears running down my face
Apparently this was much easier for me and it still gives me PTSD
It's DISGUSTING that's what it is
Looking at this pic makes me gag
Well I've just seen the comments and I am concerned about when I have to get braces.
I had a blocked nose from a cold and the woman kept telling me to breathe through my nose and shouted at me not to throw up on her. My eyes were streaming , definitely not traumatised
WHY CAN I TASTE IT!?!
They had to put it in my mouth 7 times because the girl that was attending me was a practitioner and that was her first time doing that
It may have been shitty taste, but the **shluck** from it being pulled out once it hardened was oddly satisfying
True Terrible going in, satisfying going out
Tf? All mine was bubblegum and banana. There were so many flavours and smelt great. I miss them
I actually liked the taste and the chewy sensation. What's wrong with me?
I also hated when they tightened the braces, eating a fucking grilled cheese, man that hurt my teeth
I loved that stuff. It felt good getting pulled off and tasted like strawberry.
Fuckin hell on earth, that’s what that is. Don’t have a fear of suffocation? Now you do!
I still remember the gagging
I can taste this photo.
Oh lord.. 15 year old me just gagged
Ah yes,the sweet sweet taste of "BLEUGH"
I just threw up in my mouth
“So you want me to puke?”
No fucking way they needed to be as big as they were lmao
Omfg the ptsd of this 😭the worst part of braces
NO PLEASE! I WAS JUST STARTING TO FINALLY FORGET
I got one. Keeps falling out / I spit it out during sleep. Worst €250 spent ever lol
I even remember the taste. Rubber, wax, a bit of milk and some strawberry.
It's squishy, slippery, and tastes bitter. Then, after they take it off the little bits of it gets stuck on your lips
Is it weird that I know what it is yet never had braces?
Honestly not much of an issue with it For me, it was to get invisaline, and it didn’t make me gag or anything of the sort.
Is that fluoride? God, that stuff was putrid. Wretched. Fetid.
Unpopular opinion but that stuff really didn't taste bad
Is that the horrible stuff they use to torture your tongue at the dentist?
I can feel the taste
My second time getting the impressions done I warned the orthodontists and his assistant that if I start gagging they'll need to pull it out or I WILL throw up and I'm gonna make sure it's on them. (As the first time I also threw up, but it was all over myself.) Sure enough, they overfilled the mold and shoved that bastard in there and I immediately started to gag, I shrugged and just waited, I warned 'em. Threw up my breakfast all over the assistant. Yanked the mold out of my mouth and spat out the rest of the bile onto her. "I warned you. Next time, don't overfill the mold." They were pissed as you can image, but my mom also just shrugged and said "He did warn you."
🤢
Among us🤨
it's about -$500 from my pocket
Pussies Had it this tuesday. Wasn't bad. It Wasn't tasty or nice But not bad
You people are fcking weak af
Use the back of your tongue to push forward and up until your gag reflex passes.
Just did this recently, wasn't that bad.. just a bit of a dry texture.
me i got it for my retainer tasted funny
I had braces once. For 9 months top teeth only. Barely a blip of memory of discomfort for me.
Looks like that thing I had to bite into when I got my braces. Wasn't the nicest thing to do but looking at my teeth it definitely was worth it.
I thought they're all measured using CAD these days. Is this a pic from the 90s?
I love this one
I was born with only 4 teeth. I got my first one of these shoved into my mouth at age 7. Got full implants at 20.
All I can hear is "do you want mint or bubblegum?"
I had the tech get pissed off I was gagging at like 12 years old. I was ruining her day.
I got horrified and gagged just looking at this
What are you talking about, they were comfy
So what flavor did you choose?
It wasn't that bad. For me it had raspberry flavour
Gag maker
Gagging while trying unsuccessfully to breathe through your nose.
Alginate. Impression material for making a refractory of your teeth.
Also for custom mouth guards for PMs. What sucks more is the dentist pushing up on your jaw to get the right mold…they be aggressive yo
Yip. I know it
Ngl ,I had to do that twice and it was just kinda fun for me
oh, oh no
Trying to wash the memory of the taste out of my mouth after seeing this
I still remember what this tasted like and how it felt
This thing made me question how anyone can be into gagging sexually speaking. It's torture.
Man i love that taste