Metal Mouth Message Board

To be honest with you, the bite blocks were awful for about a week, they did get better, and they were AWESOME after that, they helped so much, but eating was still hard..but in a different way..I learned how to eat with them quickly , and eating was actually better with the bite blocks than without...

I'm on a payment plan as well. Its a 24 month plan (2 years) My orthodontist didn't require a down payment, but just the lump sum of all of it was broken down into 24 equal payments, and must be paid in full by the 24 months. So the more I put down to begin with the lower the lower the monthly payme...

I have no experience with invisalign either, however i know that i did ask when i first went in to see an orthodonist ( I saw a few before i decided on one) and they all told me that I definitely couldn't get this product. they all pretty must told me that the invisalign product are for people that ...

Hi! i responded to another of your posts, but saw this one too. I wanted to tell you that I had the same issue with being so crowed that i didnt get brackets on all my teeth at first! They ended up putting a power spring on the teeth beside the tooth that didnt have a bracket and it pushed the two a...

hi! i had this issue! my orthodontist put in HUGE bite blocks on my back upper molars, this was like almost a bunch of cement stuff that made me have a huge open bite for awhile. Bite blocks helped alot though, it did suck to eat because with the bite blocks on the back two teeth were the only teeth...

wow! your story is amazing!! your teeth look wonderful! Wearing those rubber bands really works huh!!!!? I know its helped me alot!!!! great job!!!

Thank you catfish! your words are very kind!! I have noticed in the last couple of weeks my back molars on the right side that crossbite pretty bad are grinding. It almost feels like nails on a chalk board type feeling!!! I am hoping this expander they are playing next Friday will make it better! It...

Hi! Just wanted to say that your story is amazing and your an inspiration! Thank you for taking the time to post your story and progress its amazing to see and read everything! Keep it up, I'm sure on not the only one taking a peek every time you post!!! It will be awesome to see that final result! :)

hi! I wanted to respond to your comment on filing teeth. My ortho has filed a few of my teeth down already. The front teeth have been filed to look straight, the were uneven (one longer than the other and had a chip on the side) She has also filed between my teeth to make some room and to help with ...

Your teeth look great! good job! It looks like your treatment time might be sooner than 24 months to me! You are already pretty straight!

thanks! Im really curious, everything im seeing online has the expander placed at the start of treatment, why is my ortho waiting till the end? just curious if anyone has any suggestions or if anyone had this placed towards the end of treatment? Were my teeth so messed up they wanted them straighter...

thanks! I was actually looking at your post before you replied and thinking your crossbite was like mine too! Is it true that "great crossbites think like"?? haha. small joke. One tip for you that I can offer. Wear your rubber bands! as often as possible. My orthodontist first had be weari...

Ive been in my braces since early last year (jan 2009 around) , I got married in September! But we eloped to Vegas! (we have been together for 5 years) We have pictures of the little chapel wedding, we are going to have a bigger celebration later on and photos taken after my braces come off! But Veg...

Hey everyone reading my story! I went back to the orthodontist yesturday. They took a mold of my upper mouth, and told me im getting an expander put in in three weeks. I am curious about this, I have done research and looked on this web site for others with this. I am curious, my orthondist said I d...

The ortho has decided against bottom braces for 2-3 months, because of my crossbite. He mentioned starting to fix the top first, and then going after the bottom teeth. It does appear to me that I'd just wind up hitting the bottom brackets with my top teeth, but I'm having trouble seeing how a coupl...