Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey, we have a lot in common! I'm also 26 and getting my wire within a couple days of your brace-date (had to get brackets separately last week, blah). And my biggest reason for doing it NOW is because I feel so awkward and funky planning for grad school and the rest of my professional life with cro...

That's a meet-cute worthy of the movies! Adorable!

Good luck tomorrow!

Oh wow, I might have wimped out if I had such an emotional task to take care of in the same day. Way to stick to your guns, tazzle! Will give a good opportunity for you to show your dedication to the job and how you can adapt to challenges affecting communication etc ....... I like it! Thanks for th...

I'm glad you're keeping the braces despite the recent blow. (:shock: jerk) It's a good thing to do for yourself!

Hope things are a bit easier now.

I just found out that one week after braces and mere days after 4 extractions, I'm going to be shadowed during an all day evaluation at my job! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Actually, the evaluation will probably be the day after I get the wire itself on, which makes this even worse! (My orth...

I guess now that it's my money.....

I think that was my parent's evil plan, too!

Congrats - just two weeks to go! I'm jealous - it's just over a month before I can just get the braces on and stop worrying about it! I'll be interested to see how your brace-date goes

How annoying! They must not fully realize what kind of trouble can be caused by breaking the ortho's rules. Or they're just being obnoxious. :P So a little white lie, maybe! Allergies are the BEST excuse. I'm a picky eater and my Real Allergies are often supplemented by Not-so-Real allergies dependi...

orthos are a very very peculiar breed they don't seem to know if they are artists or doctors :HugeGrin: A perfect deduction, classII! You summed their overall character right up! Personally... I don't give my money to schmucks! If it was me, I'd feel like I was just setting myself up to be insulted...

And it's great your bf is so supportive and keeping you motivated! Mine doesn't see the point in braces - "your teeth are fine! what's the big deal?" Easy to say when you have naturally perfect teeth!

Good luck! Your canines are similar to mine so I completely understand your excitement at.. showing them the door, so to speak!

I hope tomorrow goes even better than expected!

Hi Diana - the braces look great on you!

Thanks, you guys!

Pearls, I hope you're feeling better! I can't imagine being 100% happy until the metal is off my teeth and I can take a good look at the end result.

Wow, I can't believe how fast you're seeing results! Amazing!

I'm also in pre-braces information-overload, lwyrwood! And with a few weeks longer to go than you. I've even started having dreams about braces! :crazy: Researching etc is helping me stay motivated and confident in my decision. I think if I stop this "preparation stage" (there are still so...