Metal Mouth Message Board

Awesome...seeing everyone's end results on this site is making me anxious. Two more months for me! ::crosses fingers::

The dental assistants seem to do all of the "grunt" work at my ortho. I think the most annoying part about it is that I end up waiting for forever in the chair along with 3-4 other patients while the ortho is nowhere to be found. He shows up...inspects another patient and then disappears a...

Did your ortho do any shaping inbetween the teeth to try and lessen the effect of your black triangles? It could just be the picture but it looks like they are a little less noticeable in the newer pic. I have the dreaded "black triangles" on my lower arch in pretty much the same places as...

I think your teeth without braces were already better than mine after having braces for almost two years

I'm so happy for you but at the same time soooooo jealous!

wow...talk about an early Christmas present for you this year.

I don't think you have to worry. Us guys are the ones who have to do all the work in asking ya girls out anyways...if its effecting anyone's ability to get a date, its us guys haha

I wish I had worn my retainer. I think the actual treatment was alot easier for me the first time around. When you're in middle school, you really don't think about what others think of you from a superficial standpoint in contrast to when you're working and you're 24.

I was under the impression that you could get your treatment done for a lot cheaper by being a patient by individuals at a dental school. Is the individual who did your consultation an actual practicing orthodonist or a student who would be practicing on you? I've getting treatment done at an orthod...

When it comes down to it, orthodontists are salesmen. They are out to sell their product. Being enthusiastic and just well nice...is definitely one way of convincing a patient to get the work done at that particular office. I would definitely pay a little more to have an ortho who seems like he actu...