Metal Mouth Message Board

I was quoted 2 years, and got them off this morning nearly 3 months early - 21 months. Woo!!
Braced: Feb 24, 2009
Est Debraced: Feb 24, 2011
Actual Debraced: Dec 2, 2010

I got my braces off this morning and got a perm retainer on my bottom teeth. I'm still getting adjusted to the feeling of the metal being there, but it's more of a novelty to me, like playing with a sore that doesn't hurt. It doesn't really bother me, though. /: Of course, I only got it on 4 or so h...

Well, it's official. I'm naked! lol Got my braces off this morning (and 3 months ahead of my 2-year estimated date!). The whole thing only took about an hour and a half, and it wasn't bad at all! The only thing that bothered me was when they snapped off the brackets, because it sounded like she was ...

I'm barely a member! Getting mine off on the 2nd! This Thursday! I'm so excited, it's crazy. This is worse than waiting for Christmas!

So I've had my braces on for 19 months now, and my ortho just told me today that I'll have my (potentially) last appt on Oct 7. If everything is good at the appt, then I'll schedule for my de-bracing (yay!) So they've done all these wacky things to my braces this time (rotating some teeth, a power c...

Hm. I think there's something wrong with the ortho telling you that you need to get teeth pulled for your treatment, but you still have to pay for it. Regardless, it seems cheaper than I originally thought it was going to be. I know I'm just being a baby about it because the biggest procedure I've e...

Just got back from my fifth adjustment, today. In addition to getting elastics for the first time, my ortho told me I might be getting two teeth pulled. :shock: Apparently, my overbite has gotten worse since I got my braces on (something about my jaw muscles relaxing), and now he's apprehensive abou...

acidcookie: Your progress makes me jealous!

I want to compare my pictures from first day braced and now, but unfortunately my digital camera is currently MIA. I'm sure there's some progress going on, maybe.... [/i]

My main reason for getting braces was to get rid of the gap between my two, upper front teeth, but it seems like it's taking FOREVER for it to close! (OKay, okay, it's only been 6 months since I got braces, but still!) I had my third adjustment on Thursday, second time with a PC on top, so I know it...

I'm getting power chains on for the first time coming soon at my 2nd adjustment. My first color choice was silver (I wanted something simple just so I could get used to the look of the braces), and now I have dark purple and dark blue. So... with my new chains coming on, and summer arriving, I decid...

Hey everyone! I'm new to archwired, and to braces in general. I just got my first adjustment today! Anyhoo, for my first post here, I just have a simple question. I have a fairly large gap between my front two teeth, and today, during my adjustment, the ortho asst told me that for my next adjustment...