Metal Mouth Message Board

I really feel for you and your current state of unhappiness. I too have had problems with mouth breathing and still do it at night - whether it's sinus trouble or something else, one of my nostrils (it alternates) seems to be blocked. I wonder too if I've got an arched palate and if this has restric...

Hi, all. Despite the fact that I've already made some posts I think I should really do an introduction. I've sorta done things in reverse as I plunged straight into the orthognathic surgery board to make my first post. I did so as the orthodontist that worked on my teeth in my teens said that it wou...

I don't know if your tongue naturally sits up against the roof of the mouth for its length in the mouth - if that makes any sense! I think alot of people tuck the tip in behind the lower teeth. I have read that if you can train yourself not to do this - keep the tip up on the roof as well - that it ...

I was just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of the costs of the various different orthognathic surgeries you can have... that is if you go privately in the UK? It's not that I think I might need them all or anything, just that I'd like an idea of what I might be letting myself in for if I w...

Yeah, if your insurance covered it and you could get it done in the one operation then why not! But that brings up something I've been wondering about the US... health insurance. Does it tend to cover all types of orthodontic and orthognathic treatment or does it vary according to the specific compa...

Hi, Skylark. I just feel your frustration coming through. I was diagnosed with a similar problem of clenching my teeth and then thrusting my tongue into them. However, I wasn't that convinced as I didn't seem to have any of the typical clenching symptoms like damaged teeth or jaw pain. Indeed, the c...

Hi, crazybeautiful. Yeah, I think that guy's - in the youtube clips - nostril widened noticeably because he had a huge amount of movement in his upper jaw. It seemed to be very much smaller than his lower jaw before he started the whole procedure. Two weeks doesn't sound too bad for a recovery perio...

That's great that you've come through. Hi, I'm new here... I was just wondering which jaw you had the surgery on?

Tina, (sorry for taking a week to get back) when you have surgery to widen your top jaw does it affect any of the facial features just above the mouth? I'm asking because I saw this clip on youtube of a guy who had his palate enlarged and it seemed to cause his nose to widen. However, he was probabl...

Hi Saffie. Who do you ask for a consultation anyway. Is it the nearest NHS orthodontist? Or do you have to be referred to them by your local dentist? I wonder what sort of treatment the NHS covers anyway. Hi Tina. Wow, that is spooky... you having nearly the same teeth problems to begin with. I'm ve...

Hi, first time post here. I’m in the UK and am looking for some advice on getting something done with my jaws/teeth. To describe the state of my bite, I’d have to say that my upper dental arch seems to be too narrow towards the front while the lower seems too big in all directions. This means th...