Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello Folks, Tomorrow i'm meeting my surgeon and ortho for a combined clinic, i have had braces for 3 years and my ortho feels i'm ready for my bi-maxillary osteotomy (I have a class III underbite/crossbite). I have been told the appointment might take up to 2 hours and i'm not sure what to expect.....

Congratulations on your pregnancy!!! :jump: And its great to hear everything went well with your treatment! xx I have decided to wait.... it will be for the best. We will come to the baby hurdle after my treatment. Thank you for your encouragement and support and sharing your experiences with us! Wi...

I'm 30 and my partner is 37. We have lived together for 6 years and are worried about missing out on our chance of having a baby. I have been wearing braces for about 8 months (i think) to correct my underbite and i need bi-maxillary surgery -i was told my overall treatment would take 2 1/2 or 3 yea...

Sorry Ashes! I thought you were two people! I read your messages on my iPod and clearly didn't look properly! ;-#

Thank you so much you two!!!! You've saved me from the purple!!! Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I'm having similar treatment to what you've described, ive had two teeth removed from the top and am currently wearing braces for to get my teeth into the correct position for surgery. I began treatment 5 months ago,surgery will be in a years time then 6 months more of braces. Your underbite looks v...

Hello Lovely Folks! I was just thinking about what colour id like my next set and elastics and i've decided on purple but ....i was thinking since my teeth are yellowish will purple make them look even more yellowy since they are complimentary colours? People with discoloured teeth are advised to st...

Rgggh. Thank you for your reply. I will just have to hope for the best... And hope I won't have too much of a ski slope! Would you share your pictures with me of before and after? I won't be offended if you say no!xx

This is something i'm concerned about too because i had rhinoplasty 3 years ago..... I'm having my underbite fixed and need surgery on both jaws; the top jaw will be coming forward. I asked the surgeon about it and he said my nose shouldn't be affected ...i hope this is true....

Thank you for the warm welcome. This forum is amazing! My appointment went well on Friday and i've been given a date to be braced on my bottom teeth, it's the 26th of Feb. Good News: The orthodontist thinks it is most likely that i will only need surgery on my upper jaw rather than both, something a...

My name is Etta I'm 29 years old and I have a class III malocclusion underbite with overcrowding. I live near Newcastle Upon Tyne, Uk. My treatment about to begin - It will involve upper arch extractions and fixed appliances to decompensate and correlate the arches prior to a bimaxillary osteotomy. ...