Metal Mouth Message Board

TumbleDryLow wrote:6 months is nothing. Do it right. Wouldn't you hate to look back three years from now and wish you did?

Totally agree. You've gone this far already, what's another 6 months?

By "permanent retainer" do you mean a bonded retainer? Essix and Hawley are removable retainers, whereas a bonded retainer is attached directly to the back of your teeth. I didn't think a bonded retainer could close gaps, but the removable ones (especially the Hawley) can be tweaked to be...

Thanks for your reply.

Getting the mould taken the week before (25th Jan), I guess that's so they can send off for my retainer...

Hello, I'm due to have my braces taken off on the 1st February :). I've been told I'm going to have a bonded retainer on both bottom arches, and have a permanent retainer (not sure if it's going to be an Essix or Hawley). I was wondering; I still have a small gap (2-3mm) on my right hand side from w...

No, I asked my Ortho when I had an elastic for the first time and he said you can't wear it too much (he told me to wear it at night). I ended up wearing it whenever I wasn't going out so on average I was probably wearing it 15 hours a day. Definitely don't stop wearing the elastic before you next s...

mwic1985 wrote:I am in Reading.

I used to live in Reading

Now I live in Guildford, haven't seen any other bracefaces around my age (22).

I'd say about 2 months. That's when I noticed that my front incisor had come into place.

Just out of curiousity - how old are you? There are many posts on here and all throughout the forum I see random comments stating how old someone is etc. I figured if we just START one post and keep it going nobody will have to repeat themselves a million times. If it doesnt work then oh well! at l...

Paid £3800 for my treatment + I paid £100 for my initial consultation and had paid £100 at another orthodontist that didn't offer Damon but was cheaper but took longer and required many more regular appointments which are a problem for me. £608 down then £133 for 24 months. My treatment is goin...

Okay, I know a lot of you one here wear Damon/Damon 3's and I was wondering if you all also had your appointments 8 weeks apart. Ugh it seems so far away, and I am extremely inpatient when it comes to this. I got fully braced the second of september and they told me not to come back untill November...