Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello all, Just stopped by to let you all know how I have been getting on. Recap: I started wearing my inman aligner in November 08 and by Jan 09 my teeth were straight. Present: I am still wearing the aligner at night and for a small amount during the day. Decided to go down the fixed retainer opti...

Hi Everyone! I am finally back on track again. My IA was sent to be fixed and I didnt get it back for two weeks. It took less than 24 hours for my teeth to fall back into place. Very very painful but now feels like part of my mouth again. The price to fix my brace was £30.. looks like it is a whole...

Hello everyone, Today was a bad day for me. I dropped my aligner and it broke! Snapped the plastic bit that sits at the front of the teeth and the metal bit that sits close to the roof of the mouth came out. Really upset! Several months of wear and now my teeth have started to migrate back to their ...

Buzz: Your teeth look amazing! Pat on the back Simon eh?! After chatting with a few people on here re the length of my treatment I decided to email my dentist. He said that I can either have a go at the impressions again for the clear retainers (last thing I want to do if I am totally honest even th...

nicesmile77 Hello! No I was not told how long I would have to wear the brace for and to be honest at the time I was just happy that they were able to do something with my teeth. I wear the retainer almost all day and night and take it out to eat and for social occasions with friends. I think I can h...

Hi everyone, Haven't posted on here for a while now so I thought I would just drop by and read the posts and let you know how I am getting on. I have had my brace since Nov 08 now and my teeth have been pretty straight since January. I am still wearing my brace around 20 hrs a day but as soon as I t...

Have a question though.... when i got it the dentist said that its better if the bit at the back of the teeth is as high on the teeth as possible. First few days were fine, put it in and then pushed it up and it sat there. Is it possible that my teeth have started to move already because now a whil...

Ok yet another update... sorry! Just spoken to the dentist and I the lab have said that there is no chance I can have clear aligners without the impression - not a chance I can do that so he has offered me either to have a HAWLEY RETAINER or to stay with the inman. I was so excited about finally get...

*Update* I went back to the dentist last week for a check up. My teeth are now straight once again! The plan was for me to have moulds taken but.... as I struggled to get the mould thing in my mouth without gagging the dentist said he would be able to work off my old one. Seriously not sure how I ma...

I was just reading through the posts and I think it would really good if we could get some before and afters up here or somewhere for people to see. I know when I started thinking about having this done I couldnt find much info on the Aligners and that is how I found this message board. It would be ...

I can feel it working, and maybe it's just the power of psychological suggestion or something silly like that, but when I took it off to have dinner tonight I did see some movement. I'm already headily anticipating the days when I -don't- have two protruding rabbit teeth anymore. When I first got m...

Hello guys just another quick catch up. I am now a month behind with my treatment but finally back on track after my appointment on Tuesday. My teeth are now finally straight again! My dentist thinks I will have to have the clear aligners now also as trying to pull my teeth back with the aligner did...

He did break the devastating news that the spring will be added to mine at the next appointment and has warned that speech will deteriorate quite a bit – this was not the news I was hoping for :( Dont worry too much! You have already got used to it being in your mouth. I haven't noticed that my s...

Sherral, what retainer option did you go for? Hi Buzz! I still haven't decided. I think that the fact that my teeth are no longer straight has made me think that I wont be fitted for my retainer during my next appointment. I am however edging toward the one you wear at night but I have no idea what...

Just a very quick update of my brace without the spring in the back. My teeth have gone from being 99% straight to being crooked again. I am hoping that the force from my brace over the 3 weeks will put them back in line.

Plus side is that my teeth are no longer wobbling!