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eavesdrop on our communications. Dr. Ted and "Tina" (as she always writes
it)
CC: OJW patients in film May 1
Dear Dr.Ted
Ooh lala Dr. Ted! Thanks for the advice, I will surely purchase and read
those 2 books as soon as finals are over (in exactly 2 weeks from today)! :)
I do not mind if you share this letter with the other two women! :) I am so
happy!
Also, I wanted to mention that... (maybe 5 weeks isn't enough time but...)
my mouth is not feeling fuzzy and my tongue doesn't feel gross. I read in
one journal that a woman (who was wired) said her mouth felt fuzzy and dirty
or something along those lines. Yeah, I haven't had that feeling at any
point and I don't feel my mouth dirty at all... I use Listerine about 3 - 4
x a day... To the contrary, my teeth, in my opinion, look better than ever!
:-/ My lips do get dry though and peel occasionally...
Dear Tina,
What a wonderful report. I am so proud of you. I am "tickled pink" at your
persistence and perseverance and WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED.
May I send your note to Ray McDowell and Erica Smith who "starred" in
yesterday's movie (and perhaps a few others that started in the recent
past) ?
I am sure it will galvanize them even more knowing of your stellar
success.
You will be pleased to know we shot the movie on OJW yesterday and it went
exceedingly well.
The movie will air on Brooklyn Community Access Television June 25
(Time-Warner Cable channel 34 and Cable Vision channel 67). I will either
post it on the web site as a Quick time movie and /or create a DVD for
distribution.
When it comes to success in buying real estate the key is location, location
and location.
When it comes to success in making a movies it is story, story, and story.
When it comes to success in losing weight it is maintain, maintain, and
maintain.
Here is the best I can do to help you on that subject:
October 20, 2007: This morning I attended to an OJW patient who has lost
her wires and had an urgent sense of needing to be rewired. We got to
talking seriously about how important and difficult it is to modify your
behavior regarding your eating and exercise habits in order to MAINTAIN THE
WEIGHT LOSS YOU ACHIEVED...no matter by what method you accomplished the
goal. ALL weight loss methods SHARE this insidious problem. I don't have
the answer. But Brian Wansink, PhD and authority
on what causes Americans to overeat, and
author of
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think has some helpful
ideas (Bantam, 2006, $13 Barnes and Noble, soft cover).
CHRIS ROSENBLOOM of the, Palm Beach Post-Cox News Service
in an article entitled Mindless Eating Can Make You Fat by,
Friday, October 19, 2007 has
written
an excellent review of the major topics in Wansink's book.
With care and affection, Dr. Ted
In a message dated 5/2/2008 7:04:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Diana_Morales@brown.edu writes:
Hi Dr. Ted, :) It has been 5 weeks and I am down to 138.5 lbs. My "initial"
weight at your office on 3/26 was 170.0 lbs. I have been exhibiting some
frustration the past few days (with the <900 liquid diet) and so I decided
to confront my fear and weigh myself this morning. I would like to get back
to my pre-college weight of 125 lbs so I have about... 13 lbs more to go. :)
I am officially at a normal weight but :-/ all my old clothes is XS and S so
I should probably lose those last 13 lbs. :)
In either case, I am so pleased with the procedure! I was uncertain as to
whether I would last on a liquid diet or if it was an unrealistic approach
to compulsive eating and weight loss but... I am so amazed! :) The hard part
is yet to come after losing the last 13 lbs... weight maintenance. :-/ I am
sure it will go fine though, I have learned to distinguish food cravings
from thirst! :) Thank you so much!
Tina" Morales
Diana_Morales@brown.edu
From: Drted35@aol.com [mailto:Drted35@aol.com]
Sent: Sat 4/26/2008 8:12 AM
To: Morales, Diana
Subject: Enjoy it...you deserve it.
In a message dated 4/26/2008 5:29:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Diana_Morales@brown.edu writes:
Thanks. :)
"Tina" Morales
From: Drted35@aol.com [mailto:Drted35@aol.com]
Sent: Fri 4/25/2008 3:40 PM
To: Morales, Diana; Subject: THE REWARD
In a message dated 04/25/2008 9:12:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Diana_Morales@brown.edu writes:
Yes, thanks Dr. Ted, I appreciate it! YOU'RE WELCOME
Also, one last question. The week that the wires are removed, what is the
ideal week or expectation suppose to be like? In other words... I think I
read somewhere on the web site to continue drinking fluids but consider
chewing gum and talking so as to work out your jaw and of course, perform
the jaw exercises you taught me how to do. But, I also read somewhere (I
guess from a former OJW patient) that it is your time to ... I guess reward
yourself. A reward for me, at this point, would be grilled salmon. So... my
question basically is... liquid or solid? Variation? :-/ YOU WORKED
HARD...GRILLED SALMON AMEN!
Also, I would like to visit your office maybe in late May or early June to
get rewired because... I don't know if I could rewire both sides of my
mouth. My mom is back permanently in Texas and can't help me rewire... I
will try to rewire myself end of May and I'll see if I can do it... but I
have some doubts, if unable to, could I just schedule an appointment in? NO
PROBLEM. I WILL BE HAPPY TO COME IN FOR YOU EVEN IN NON-PATIENT CARE HOURS:
FR,SA, SUN
WITH CARE AND CONCERN FOR YOUR SUCCESS :-)
CC: YOUR FILE
Thanks.
"Tina" Morales
Diana_Morales@brown.edu
From: Drted35@aol.com [mailto:Drted35@aol.com]
Sent: Fri 4/25/2008 7:09 AM
To: Morales, Diana
Subject: useful information
At least I have given you some useful information. With care Dr. Ted
In a message dated 4/25/2008 7:04:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Diana_Morales@brown.edu writes:
Ahhh, I'm worried now. I just don't want to gorge during the week before
finals or after finals... :-/ I don't want to tempt my luck...
Okay well... :-/ I guess I will figure out what to do...
Tina" Morales
Orthodontic Jaw wiring: A.T.'s diary of her experiences during the first
two months. <http://www.drted.com/index.html.bak2/jaw wiring diary first two
months.htm>
The object of OJW is to limit the apartness of the jaws i.e. to suspend the
mandible (lower jaw) from the upper with very soft but durable wire at a
distance of about 2-4 mm, the position being a little less than the position
your jaw is in right now as you reading this note. This position in
dentistry is very close to the position we call the "physiologic rest
position" of the mandible ... when a patient is wired in such a position the
mandible is free to move forward, right and left and open and closed about
2-4 mm... Just enough to talk reasonably well and get sufficient jaw joint
exercise to prevent the joint from stiffening over a 6-9 month treatment
period.
The dentist's responsibility is to: teach the patient how to rewire them
selves particularly when they come from afar and oversee the health of the
gums, teeth and the TMJ jaw joint when they can return to the office every
five week to be examined and rewired. The responsibility of weight loss is
the patient's.
Oral surgeons utilize "full arch surgical arch bars" to permit wiring the
upper and lower jaws together...permitting no movement in any direction
whatever. The only similarity between the two is the requirement that the
patient is limited to a liquid diet. I have the patient arrange their own
liquid diet. I urge them to understand the need to remain below 1300
calorie/day.
Dear Tina,
My guess is if you extended to 7 weeks the movements of you jaw might be
stiffer. Use the 3- finger test. Five weeks on and 5 days off has never
been put to any real "in vitro" studies. If you were to ask me whether
irreparable harm would occur if you left it on for 7 weeks I would say no.
Read below
Orthodontic Jaw wiring: A.T.'s diary of her experiences during the first two
months. <http://www.drted.com/index.html.bak2/jaw wiring diary first two
months.htm>
[The physiologic normal range/envelope of motion of the lower jaw: see norms
<http://www.dent.ohio-state.edu/courses/d532/MandTrans/sld043.htm>
Vertically: 40mm <http://www.drted.com/OJW wireremoval.htm>
Laterally: 8mm in Protrusive: 6-8mm]
[The envelope of motion in OJW: Rothstein's OJW position of rest:
Vertically: Most often 2.0mm, extendable to 4.0 on demand.
<http://dentistry.uic.edu/Depts/omfs/gr/2005/06-20-05-TemporomandibularJointDisease.doc>
Laterally: 1.5-2.5mm
<http://dentistry.uic.edu/Depts/omfs/gr/2005/06-20-05-TemporomandibularJointDisease.doc>
, extendable to 2.5mm-4.5mm
in Protrusive: 2.5, extendable to 4.4mm]
<http://dentistry.uic.edu/Depts/omfs/gr/2005/06-20-05-TemporomandibularJointDisease.doc>
These three hyperlinks all go
link to one location
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISEASE AND TREATMENT, Ala Al-musawi,
In a message dated 4/24/2008 3:40:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Diana_Morales@brown.edu writes:
Dr. Ted,
Good afternoon. I was wondering, would it be harmful to my jaws if I did not
remove my wires until the 7th week instead of the 5-6th week? The issue is
that finals are around 2-3 weeks from now and I don't want to be tempted to
eat junk due to the stress imposed by rigorous studying and final exams.
Could I just hold off on removing the wires until the 7th week - when school
is out?
Thanks.
"Tina" Morales
Diana_Morales@brown.edu
Ted Rothstein, DDS, PhD
Cosmetic Orthodontist for Adults and Children
American Association of Orthodontists
Founder DPOJW www.drted.com/DPOJW.html
35 Remsen St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
718 852 1551 Fx 718 852 1894 drted35@aol.com www.drted.com
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