Metal Mouth Message Board

I am going to go to my dentist the day I get my retainer to have my teeth cleaned and get a teeth whitening kit that includes a custom made mouth piece. When I told them that I will be wearing a retainer, they said they will make the mouth piece (for the teeth whitening) to fit around the retainer. ...

Hmmm..another idea is that I could have it refunded (since it hasn't been made yet) and go buy it somewhere else, but I'm not sure if that is allowed or not though...

So, it's been two years since I first started wearing braces and now it's only TWO WEEKS away when I get them off. :jump: Very excited to say the least! BUT...I'm kind of disappointed in the choice of retainers. I only have one choice: the wired Hawley retainer. Aren't we living in a "wireless&...

But I think there are different opinions on it...I HATE it when I start realizing that the person I am talking to is feeling extremely sorry for me...that actually makes me feel worse in a weird way. lol :D I like a certain amount of kindness of course, but not to the point of where they are talking...

Thanks everyone for the welcomes and encouragement! It has been quite the adventure with braces. :) My appointment with the ortho a couple days ago went well and I'm hoping progress is going by as fast as it should be. The fate of my teeth are in my ortho's hands though so like eveveryone else here,...

Hello everybody, I am new here and just found this forum community today! It's great to see everyone out here and I have read through many of the posts already and it's great to see that people feel and share in the same things I am going through as an adult with braces. I am 24 years old, live in I...