Metal Mouth Message Board

tumbledry low - thanks for your view. i took it for granted they would simply return back to their original position,is this not the case? snowglobe32 - will take some pics and post soon,dont have a camera right now you see but will use my phone later! it was my mum who paid,so i am very reluctant t...

thanks for the info,i thought that might have been the case. i got extractions done in preparation for my brace,which has now been taken off. i had an overjet and was told that by taking 2 teeth out this would be corrected. however,now the arch of my teeth is too small to nicely fit my mouth.i am te...

i bitterly regret getting two of my teeth extracted. my teeth are too far back in my mouth now and when i smile you hardly see any teeth at all! it is horrible! i still have the 2 teeth that were extracted.....this is a complete long shot,but does anyone know if they can be put back in your mouth ag...

Hi everyone! I have had my braces off for a couple of months now (i had upper and lower ceramic train tracks.), which were recommended to treat my mild overjet. However,i am extremely unhappy with the result and preferred my teeth the way they were before and am desperate for them to return to their...

Hi all! I am due to get my braces off in a few weeks and was wondering if at the same time my ortho would file the bases of my teeth to ensure they were even? Or is this an elective procedure that i would need to make an appointment with my dentist for? I am a private patient in scotland btw. Thanks...

hello everyone! yesterday i was fitted with class 2 elastics and I am shocked at how excrutiatingy painful they are!: o they have been the most painful part of my brace journey so far, including extractions! My ortho didnt really give me a lot of information regarding use, so im just wondering if yo...

do the holes made from having teeth extracted only close if elastics are used?

I have had my upper 4s removed and need to wait months till i get my elastics on.....will my gaps not close at all during this time?

thanks for your help in advance!

do the holes made from having teeth extracted only close if elastics are used?

I have had my upper 4s removed and need to wait months till i get my elastics on.....will my gaps not close at all during this time?

thanks for your help in advance!

thank you for your help everyone! my problem is very slight and i am a little embarrassed to admit i would be doing it purely for cosmetic reasons! I havce an overjet of 6mm and am currently wearing braces, but it was my dentist, not ortho, who encouraged me to consider surgery, as it would apparent...

Hi everyone!

I am considering ortho. surgey but have not yet decided whether to go ahead or not.

However, im just wondering, because no one has mentioned price to me yet, how to find out whether youre eligible to have the surgery done on the nhs or not?

Hello everyone! I am currently wearing braces on both sets of teeth. My dentist noted that I could benefit from oral surgery to bring my bottom set of teeth forward, not for any dental or orthodontic purposes but just to improve me appearance slightly ( i have what i would describe as poor facial co...

Thanks for that, i will do that, that's good info to hear. Ialready have braces on my upper and lower arches, would this make any difference as to whether I could have the surgery or not? Obviously my ortho will be able to tell me more but im just looking for some general info just now anyway. Thanks!

Hi everyone. Just wondering how you know if you are eligible for ortho surgery on the nhs? My orthodontist said that I could benefit from surgery from a cosmetic point of view to bring my lower jaw forward, but the difference seems so slight that I dont know if id be eligible to have it on the nhs! ...

Hi everyone.

How do you know if your braces are, like Damon ones, self ligating? My ortho never told me.

Would anyone be able to upload a picture of self-ligating braces and braces with ligatures? If so I would be very grateful, thanks!:)

magician

Thats good to hear.Thanks for the info!