Metal Mouth Message Board

Boohill thanks, hope your teeth move quickly too! Congratulations on making the big decission and starting the treatment - it's always worth it in the end. Margie yes, I'm quite happy with the way my teeth have moved so far. Luckily my uppers were not that bad to begin with and they are close to pe...

I purchased the ortho attachments after some searching - they're not easy to find. If you live in Canada, they can be found at Shoppers Drugmart, but frankly I wouldn't bother. I've been using mine for almost two months and don't like them. They have less bristles than the regular ones and don't cle...

Hi Boohill, Congratulations on taking the plunge :-)o It will be an exciting journey and I'm sure you'll be thrilled with the results. And knowing that there are lots of people here who will always offer advice and share your joys and pains makes the whole experience better. Can't wait to see your p...

Hi Buckey :-1 It's soooo nice to open AW and see your posts :D I'm also very proud of your academic achievements and I'm sure you'll do at least that well next semester. My admiration is even greater because you also work and I don't know where you find the time, will power and stamina to study in y...

Buenos Dias Buckey, remember me :?: :wink: I've been MIA for a while there, but now I'm back among the living and the first thing after updating my story was to catch up on your progress. Glad to hear you're doing well at school - two A's and a B :!: All those sleepless nights paid off 8) Hope you h...

It's been a while since my last post, so time for an update. First of all, thank you to Emms, Trish, HeyBuckey and petitcanard for visiting and leaving comments :rose: Your encouragement means a lot, especially on those days when it feels like nothing is ever happening with my teeth. Since my last p...

Wow, Emms, what a progress!! Just look at those teeth, you're doing great!!! Your canine has really rotated a lot and the alignment is soooo much better - way to go :D You must be thrilled with the resaults. And your first adjustment is less than a month away - I'm sure you'll get thicker wires. You...

jsdx thanks, I was lucky enough to start off with minor alignment issues, especially in my uppers, so now after almost one month in braces my uppers are pretty much aligned. My ortho chose 18 archwire for my uppers and it's been working really well. My left lateral incisor is the only one that stil...

Emms thanks for the words of encouragement :) yes, my incisor/canine incident was annoying, but fortunately molar buildups took care of it before any damage happened. We both got our braces almost at the same time - how is your progress? PrincessPeach Thanks for visiting :D I've been trying to imag...

Hi Buckey, Wow, the spacers horror story continues! Looks like those things just won't leave you alone... I thought once you had them taken out, that would be the end of it, but they just won't let go! That noise is suspicious, have you called your ortho to find out if it's normal? Not sure what's t...

Hi Buckey, Really like your ligs! Never thought ruby would look so good on teeth :D I also liked your pink ligs and the baby blue ones. These are the same colours I would have chosen if I needed ligs... I believe my ortho offers ligs even if they're not needed - just for fun. I'm starting to conside...

Hi Ali, you are not alone! There are more of us staring at our teeth all the time and noticing things... I look at my teeth on my way to and from work whenever I'm stopped at a red light... Just like you I notice discrepancies, irregularities, teeth that are rotated, teeth that are too wide or not a...

Congratulations on winning the fight against the camera :-)o I knew you could do it :wink: Wow, you have lovely teeth, they are sooooo white and nicely shaped - I'm jealous :wink: Once your ortho deals with the alignment and overjet, you will have a million dollar smile. Actually, when I saw the fi...

Hi Buckey, sounds like you're definitely getting closer to figuring out the pictures issue - that's great news :) Can't wait to put the teeth to the nickname :wink: I agree with you on the list of messy foods - definitely wouldn't try any of these in public, unless I had my trusty knife and fork :D ...

Hi Buckey, happy to hear you're very creatively working on getting the pictures posted 8) Once you're able to get them off your stubborn and uncooperative phone, the rest will be super easy. There are instructions in the How Do I section of the forum and they walk you through everything. Now, going ...