Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi, I had a combination of crooked and baby teeth. I have had my braces for nearly a year now and this has straightened my teeth and improved my bite. I then hope to get bonding or veneers on some of my teeth as I have ended up with canines next to my front teeth which look pointier than they would...

In the long run, ortho treatment is the best option. Veneers are just covering the true appearance of one's teeth. They can not fix a bite, they can not prevent teeth from wearing down each other, they can not prevent tmj or any other medical problems that can occur due to one's teeth. You have man...

It seems like you would benefit greatly from orthodontic treatment. As drrick point out, veneers are mostly for damaged or misshapen teeth, not for alignment issues. I'm no expert, but it looks like surgery would probably be your best route for correcting the underbite. Don't worry about your age. ...

I added a picture of full smile as well, sorry forgot to include that originally.

I'm no expert but as I understand it veneers are only a cover-up, they need replacing eventually, and the tooth has to be filed down or something (=permanently damaged?) before the veneer can be fixed to it. Also I don't think they can do anything for an underbite and I'd be very surprised if you c...

I'm 25 / male. My teeth have always been like this. I have crooked teeth + many baby teeth. I'm really self concious about it, and want to fix them, and I finally came into some money where i would not regret spending it if I can smile happily. I went to an orthodontist, and he said I couldnt get in...