Metal Mouth Message Board

Well my advice is do what you feel is going to make you the happiest. I feel like you probably weren't happy in the first place though if you got braces or were having some other issue that may also return. My advice is to talk to your dentist/orthodontist and see if there are other options first. ...

Just because you have your retainers removed, I don't think you can assume your face will go back to what it was. Given you used to have an overjet, do you now have a retruded looking maxilla? My nose is now more pronounced than before but my lips which were bigger bigger are now kinda curved in an...

I didn't have this brf until after my orthodontic treatment was over. Everyone in my family has a pleasant face (like I had before too), but I'm the one with this unfortunate angry face now. Again, my face wasn't like this before. It's not about people getting used to it. I meet different people eve...

I made a thread over a year ago about how the braces I had changed my face from a friendly one to a b**** resting face. It still affects my interaction with people, how they perceive me, how they respond to me, etc. I know extractions can change the face but I didn't get extractions or anything like...

I've recently started considering this procedure to widen/expand my smile. I know it's mostly done on people who have a gummy smile or gum disease. I don't have either; I would just like my smile to bigger. Two of the receptionists at the Dental office I went to had the procedure done and they were ...

I've my appointment with the Orthodontist tomorrow. They're going to charge me over $70 for the consultation because "I've had braces before". I'll go and hear what the Ortho has to say. I'll see a few other Orthos next month for consultations to get their opinions. I heard invisalign can ...

Hey Greenbug! I'm glad I'm not the only one who regrets my braces decision. My braces didn't change my face much BUT now, I have an open lips rest posture. Meaning, my mouth stays open and my lips do not meet in rest posture. Before, I had a closed-lips rest posture which made me look much more att...

My braces have been off for a year and 9 months now and I am not happy. Don't get me wrong, the braces closed my gap and fixed my overbite and underjet, but my face has changed. I've a permanent retainer behind my upper and lower teeth and a removable plastic retainer I wear to bed nightly. It looks...

My braces were taken off last November. I just had my appointment today, after almost 5 months. I thought they would change my removable retainer (I was told to bring it along when my appointment was booked in November and did so today), but they didn't change it. I use a toothbbrush to brush it eve...

Congrats. Beautiful smile!!!

I didn't find this out until after I got braces, too. I always thought I had an overbite, when actually, it was an overjet. When you bite down, if your upper-front teeth significantly cover your lower-front teeth (so that you can't really see them), that is an overbite. An overjet is when your uppe...

Congrats!

I came across Oral B's Glide Pro-Health floss about a month ago. It's the best floss I've ever used.

I asked this question because I got my last cleaning at another dental office (not my regular office), mainly because there cost of cleaning is cheaper. They actually didn't do that great of a job, so I will be sticking to my regular Dentist now, thank you very much :). Anyway, the hygienist who cle...

Congrats! Mine's just about a week after yours. Just found out today at my appointment! Very much excited.