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maximillionx

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Fake Braces
« on: Aug 21, 2010, 01:33 am »
An upcoming production requires a cast member to be wearing braces.  I am wondering if anyone has any first-hand experience with fake braces.  I am aware of options online, but I'd like some opinion first.  Were they easy to use? Price? Did you use something pre-constructed or made of a paper clip? Any safety issues? Any sanitation issues?
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Re: Fake Braces
« Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2010, 06:27 pm »
This is probably left to a pro crafting - as you are dealing with body to the teeth, being inside someone's mouth - and could lead to all sorts of problems.
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Re: Fake Braces
« Reply #2 on: Aug 21, 2010, 06:44 pm »
Don't try the paperclip method...this is now my elementary-school friend ended up with REAL braces.
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Re: Fake Braces
« Reply #3 on: Aug 22, 2010, 05:50 am »
You should really go to an orthopedic surgeon - one of a few reasons - the mouth is a highly corrosive environment which has a very fast track into the blood stream - you don't want to be dissolving "bad" things and throwing them into the blood stream - the other main reason is that if you don't get them properly made, there is the risk that an actor could trip with lovely sharp bits of metal in their mouth - a paperclip through the cheek hurts... A lot.
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Re: Fake Braces
« Reply #4 on: Aug 22, 2010, 07:08 am »
Quote from: Mac Calder on Aug 22, 2010, 05:50 am
You should really go to an orthopedic surgeon.

Do you mean an orthodontic surgeon?!
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Re: Fake Braces
« Reply #5 on: Aug 22, 2010, 07:47 am »
Yep... Stupid brain fail combined with not checking the spell checker.
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Re: Fake Braces
« Reply #6 on: Aug 22, 2010, 01:50 pm »
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a paperclip through the cheek hurts... A lot.

Yes, yes it does.
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Re: Fake Braces
« Reply #7 on: Aug 22, 2010, 08:19 pm »
Thanks for the input everyone!
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