Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello,

Thanks for your reply.
I had treatment with the inman aligner which is used only to straightenthe front 6 teeth.
I have a bonded retainer and that is only fixed to my front 6 teeth also.

Just wondered if anyone/ or their orthodontist has cut theirs to fit.

Hello all, I need a tooth at the back extracting and so my current retainer won't fit over the back teeth any longer. I know that my retainer is only designed to keep the front 6 teeth straight, so would I be able to cut those back teeth off the end of one side of the retainer so it fits again? I do...

Just wondering if anyone has had the inman on their bottom teeth?

I've had the inman on my top teeth, and am wondering how the lisp compares? Anyone had both top and bottom who can compare???

I suffered terribly with the lisp on my top teeth and it never got better in the 6 months I had it.

Hi Jen, I would say go for it. The chances of your treatment being completed before the wedding are slim (i'm almost a year into treatment and still wearing a clear retainer full time and mine was a fairly straightforward case, I posted some photos a few months ago) but you will definitely see some ...

Hi,

I was wearing the IA for 20 hours for the first 2- 3 months, then probably around 16-18 hours for the next 3 months.

No idea why my treatment took so long, but I guess everyone differs!

Some photos of my treatment. [/url]http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx162/jujujanie/210.jpg http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx162/jujujanie/201.jpg http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx162/jujujanie/211.jpg After the treatment one tooth was longer than the other so I have had some shaping done....

Hi Never2old, I thought I was the only one having problems!! My front teeth weren't even that bad compared to other cases I've seen completed in 8-12 weeks, so I was thinking I'd be done in 6 weeks, and here I am 26 weeks later. I too went to the dentist a couple of weeks ago expecting to get my cle...

Hi, I have had my inman for 26 weeks now to correct a slightly overlapping front tooth. I was told it would take 12 weeks but I still have it. I found I had a lot of movement in the first 7 weeks and from then it's been so slow, although I have had some movement. I've been wearing it on average 16-1...

Sherral, Would love to see some photos! I am now on week 23... I had the mould taken for my clear as I haven't had any movement for weeks now so we're hoping the clear will put the final bit into place before I use it as my retainer. I initially expected 12-16 weeks so it has taken much longer! Did ...

Hi All, Just thought I'd share my recent experience when I visited the airport last week. I told the check in desk assistant where I was going and she looked at my mouth and said, " oh it must be really bad having that in your mouth?" I just stared at her in disbelief, and said sorry? And ...

Hi there Eib, This is one of the questions I present everytime I go to the dentist! He usually tells me that wherever it is sitting it is usually fine, but I would try and rest it where most of the overlap is. I have found that over time as my teeth have moved the bar has got lower as the teeth have...

I really need to get hold of this wax. I've had a look online but can't work out which type it is, there seems to be a dental modelling wax, which comes in rather large pieces, or some smaller ones that come in quite small strips. I can't see that the small strips would be enough. Has anyone got a w...

If there's some pressure on the teeth don't worry too much, call your dentist monday when they open and get an appointment. Hopefully they can sort it or order a replacement or something?

Even some pressure has to better than nothing???

Fingers crossed for you!

Hi everyone, I'm now onto week 12 of the IA, however I seemed to have reached a plateau? Has anyone else experienced this? In my first 3-4 weeks I had quite a bit of movement and when I went to the dentist week 7 he could see a great improvement, but the past month I seem to have had no movement. I ...

Hi nicesmile when you say you are using wax, how do you mean? This has never been mentioned to me, and my speech hasn't really improved at all in the 5 weeks I've had the IA. Do you only use it when you have the expander? I haven't got this. I've had a noticeable improvement in the straightness of m...