Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi Javachip,
I can totally relate... i've cancelled two consults already!
How did you do the photoshop thig? My nose is pierced too

wow... you have inspired me! the difference in ur pics is incredible and i really like the kind of brackets you have. i dont have braces yet and have been agonising over the decision for a couple of years mainly due to financial reasons but also appearance nerves but seeing how great your teeth look...

thats really encouraging boohill, everyone seems to have different opinions appearance-wise but its great to hear no one has any regrets.
i'm due a dental check up in april so all being well cash wise will arrange my first ortho consult then. Stomach churning already...

thanks for the replies, i am incredibly nervous about the whole thing- made worse by friends and family telling me my teeth look fine when obviously they dont!
Appy82 are you pleased with the ceramic/metal combination?

i have been lurking around here for ages while i try to organise my finances enough to afford braces. my main concern about getting them tho is appearance- yes i know i am incredibly vain- hence saving for ceramics. How long does it take for most people to stop feeling self conscious as an adult bra...

does anyone know if braces can reduce a gummy smile?

thanks for the replies! just getting my head round what i'll look like if i get braces and then started worrying about if they would have to band it and how that would look on a front tooth so thanks guys for ending my thoughts of panic! First appointment on christmas eve! its only for an initial co...

does anyone know if its possible to attatch a bracket to a porcelain crown? i have a crown on one of my top lateral incisors and might be getting braces soon- would this be a problem?

Hi, i was just wondering if theres anyone else on here from scotland? i'm still at the pondering stage- have an appointment with my normal dentist on christmas eve for an initial chat about orthodontics. Braces dont seem to be very popular here especially for adults so i know i'll stick out like a s...

Hello... i just want to thank you for posting your pics on here. i have been umming and ahhing over braces for a few years ago, all the usual concerns over how they'll look and feel, but seeing how great ur teeth are looking and all the movement u've seen i'm feeling really up for the idea of gettin...

Appointment booked! i rang my normal dentists to see where they recommend and the girl booked me an appoitment just for an initial chat with the dentist i usually see and he will then refer me to their ortho practice or the dental hospital. It's not until the 16th, know thats not long to wait but no...

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I had a really long think about it last night and realised if i had just got on with it when i first started thinking about it a few years ago i would probably have had them off by now! So today i was going to make an appointment to see my normal dentist for his op...

Good idea about the "facebook anouncement". Think i'll do the same if i go ahead and get the braces as dreading those initial reactions!
How are you getting on?

hi... i can sympathise with the "dentist thinks they add character" i'm in the uk too and also at the pondering stage- to be honest trying to work out if/how i can finance it. Same as yourself i have purely cosmetic issues but my friends and family think i am incredibly vain for wanting to...

hello... i have been lurking around this site for a while trying to build up the courage to go to the dentists to enquire about braces. My teeth aren't that bad but i have become quite conscious that one of my lateral incisors seems twisted and my teeth generally feel too big for my mouth and stick ...