Metal Mouth Message Board

With you there VikingGirl. I've had braces for the past 10 months now and have had 5 times more action in those 10 months than the previous 22 years combined. Go figure??? haha. Confidence is the key!! I've found that if you're confident with braces on you will get more respect compared to if you we...

It will definately get better. took me a week or so to get used to mine. won't be perfect speech but understandable haha. eating on the other hand.....

I've now had my hyrax for 5 months (march 2010-August2010). My ortho apparently got the expansion he wanted without surgery or tipping, but I just found out that I have to wear the expander throughout the duration of braces :( my mouth is going to be FULL! why oh why? i should be happy at the progr...

I'd say your friend is envious of your new smile perhaps even a little jealous.

Woah!!! the changes are so dramatic!!! congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks evilnel. You're right I have noticed my ortho leaving quite a few notes so fingers crossed my new one knows their stuff.

I feel somewhat relieved

How likely is it that your teeth will shift back to their original position after you get your braces taken off? If you get braces as an adult, are your teeth more likely to shift back? I keep reading posts about how it's good to have orthodontic problems taken care of as a teen because you're jaw ...

Hi all, This morning I received a dreaded phone call telling me that my awesome orthodontist has left the practice due to family reasons (which understandably were not disclosed to me). I am 3 months into my treatment and this is a real bummer for me because I really got along with my ortho, he knew...

24braceface wrote:I don't think it's entirely possible to brush your teeth after every meal or drink all of the time.

Geez I was going to say.......especially if you actually work for a living.

24braceface wrote:I don't think it's entirely possible to brush your teeth after every meal or drink all of the time.

Geez I was going to say.......especially if you actually work for a living.

OMG Canberra that looks amazing. How long did that take? Got my expander on the 18/01/2010 so nearing 3 months now. I'm lucky I got that much expansion. My ortho suggested surgery too but I didn't want to have it so I went with just the expander & hoped for the best. You can clearly get results...

Ok, I'm SURE i'm just being a huge baby, but this expander is so much worse than i rememberd from almost 20 years ago, even though i think it's the exact same one. I just don't remember the plastic going this far back toward my throat. i know (well, HOPE) the speaking will get easier, but eating is...

Whoops! here's the after:

The expander obviously did the job for me (excuse the sesame camera phone after shot):

Before:

sarahintx wrote:I'm seven months into treatment and they finally removed my palatal expander! For me this is a huge milestone and I just had to tell someone

That is awesome news! congrats! you must feel so free. I can't wait for the day mine comes out.