Metal Mouth Message Board

well i have an appointment on tuesday. hope they dont think i am crazy, but it does bother me. after all the time i invested i want things perfect.
chris

i just went to the dentist and got the a ok. he said i do have some mild recession, but that it has not changed from before the braces. so i think that is due to the differences in photo technique. i know there has been a fair amount of movement on both the top a nd bottom, but it is only those uppe...

it isnt a huge change, but if you notice in the first pic the edges of the front teeth and the lateral incisors (2nd teeth) are pretty much even. in the second pic there is a 3-4 mm diff in height. it doesnt project that well in pics though
chris

hey everyone, i got my braces off 1.5 years ago and was very happy with the results. i started out with essix retainers but was switched to hawleys to help my bite settle in and have been back to ortho several times to have the retainers (which i wear every night) tweaked. i feel like my lateral inc...

hey everyone, i got my braces off 1.5 years ago and was very happy with the results. i started out with essix retainers but was switched to hawleys to help my bite settle in and have been back to ortho several times to have the retainers (which i wear every night) tweaked. i feel like my lateral inc...

i had them as a teen as well, and remember a lot more pain. but the technology has imprived since then. overall i gound it much easier having them as an adult

looking fantastic. and i love those yellow ligs!
chris

pics of my colors
chris

well it has been a long time since i have updated. i was getting pretty frustrated with my braces. i thought things were looking really good, and then all of a sudden things went kind of wonky with my upper centrals!!! my ortho has continued to tweak things and at adjustment 17 things really look pr...

i returned after 6 weeks after being braced. but i have heard some peope say that they had the longest interval between being braced and their first appointment.
i went 6 weeks for a while, then 4 weeks, and lately i have been every two weeks
chris

i just say to he** with it and smile big. i love to flash the old tin grin.
i think it will be nice to have pictures showing my braces journey
chris

well, i keep plugging along, but i am now having appointments every two weeks as my orhtodontist tinkers with things. he is a bit of a perfectionist. he felt my right central was "1 or 2 degrees off." so a new wire with a few subtle bends, ligatation of my centrals together and off i go. i...

check these out for help with picking ligature colors!
http://www.cwortho.com/orings.asp

http://www.drjohnking.com/BracesSelector.html
chris

well it has been exactally one year since i had my braces 'glued' on. time has really flown by, i really feel like they are still new, though i am completely used to them. i do have to admit that over the past few weeks i have had a few moments where i have just wanted them gone! but i will wear the...

dig those alternating blues princessmelody. i think ill go with a blue next time. check out my story for more details on my switch ellabee. i cant see why having two central ceramics would be a problem. i could see a problem with a metal between two ceramics though as the metal brackets are not as d...