Metal Mouth Message Board

I would also like to know. Anyone with answers?

I would also like to know. Anyone with answers?

Mine is on 12 August

Star, i think i also have a slight bump,but i think it should go away by the end of treatment.If your ortho says its normal,then you should trust him. Im glad your also getting a fake tooth before braces come off.Did your ortho say around which month you wil get it? My gap looks big enough but he ha...

Hi star.Im so happy to have found someone in the same situation as myself.Only difference is that i have a canine tooth missing.Been braced almost7 months and my gap looks quiet big. I experienced pain in that area after adjustments and also at odd times when i gues the braces were just working.So d...

Hi im also 20 n had braces for a few months now.So ur not alone i asure u. Whatever pain i felt wen i 1st got braces went away in a few days and only cumz up again wen i hav adjustments.The 1st few wkz i usd alot of wax coz my mouth needed sum time to toughen up and adapt to the new apliance in my m...

Ivette, my space is not cmpletely formd yet.U can say theres half a space at the moment.N no my ortho dint tel me hw long the space would take.Also implants can only be done aftr braces are removed.Remembr braces dont work magic overnite,they take time,bt itl b worth it in the end.Gudluck. .

Hi ivette.To respond to whether it looks good rite now.The answer would be no.Theres a space being creatd wher the missing bicuspid is.Its being creatd by a spring and powerchain. Im in month 5 of an aproximat 20mnth treatment. My teeth arnt gona look perfct during treatment with a mising tooth,but ...

Hi ivette.my situatn similar to urs.i extractd 1bicuspid from the uper arch a few yrz ago to avoid getting braces..now i have braces to create space for an implant aftr ortho treatment.i didnt go for extractions because you end up with a sunk in,thin face. I hav damon brakets so dont thnk i need pal...

both u guys arent alone! im also in college and just startd treatment.but it wil benefit us in the long run so try and stay positive. .

Thanks for replying msnette. how long did ur gap take to open up? how long were u in braces for? but most importantly ,did u not have a fake tooth attached to the actual bracket and wire as soon as the gap opened up? look forward to hearing from u

i have a powerchain on a rotated premolar.so i think its to straighten out the tooth.

Hi im new here.got fully braced 2weeks ago wit damon brackets.estimatd treatment abt 18-20months.hav fairly straight teeth except for a rotated premolar thats in the place of my missing upper right canine.braces being used to create a space for an implant/bridgework. There is almst no space rite nw,...