Metal Mouth Message Board

Had my 2nd opinion appointment, and it was well worth the money. The dentist took a through look at my teeth and answered a lot of questions. I feel more confident in the process overall, and she pointed out what refinements she think would help. After the appointment I dropped by my regular dentist...

My lips were very dry at first too. I just carried around lip balm in my pocket for awhile. The problem seemed to go away after a bit, they were mostly just dry for awhile at first.

Thanks everyone. The link is great. I got a name of a local dentist from it and have made an appointment this week for a consultation. I will post what the results are! The short tooth is one of my 2 middle top front teeth (don't know what they are called). There is a pretty noticable difference, if...

I never even heard of "extrusion" before I got on this board! My dentist told me that after she sent my impressions to invisalign, they said I was an "ideal candidate" for invisalign braces. It was never mentioned to me that I might get better results with regular braces, grrrr. ...

(I wish I had pics, but I don't right now, maybe I can figure out how to post some later) I have one more tray to go, and at my last checkup, my dentist was talking about being all done and how nice they look. My main problem is my 4 front teeth, they are much straigher up and down, but still go fow...

My dentist wants to do a veneer just on the one tooth (one of my 2 front teeth is shorter).

I am really worried that it might not match. It sounds like that has been the case for some members here?

I am thinking to look for a 2nd opinion from a dentist that specializes in bonding.