Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks everyone :] I had an ortho appointment yesterday for my 3 adjustment. My ortho decided to give me until December to think about my extractions (when I come back from studying abroad), so I have more time. Either way I still don't want to do it, and he understands that I'm scared. He wants me ...

Hey sorry I haven't posted. I was having some trouble trying to upload some pictures, but here they are. http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g216/DominicanAngel15/Photoon2010-06-16at1252.jpg This picture shows how my gums kind of protrude. My ortho said it shouldn't be like that, it should be smooth. ...

thanks catgyrl and jackjack for the compliments :] Um...I never had a issue with my facial profile other than my nose :lol: I asked my ortho if having all those extractions would affect my profile. He said "You will look better, and the changes are more dental than facial." This is how my ...

Hi everyone...I have not posted in a while, sorry about that :( I got my braces back in March for a second time. I think my teeth have been moving quite a bit, but my ortho keeps asking when am I going to have my extractions done. I have been thinking about the extractions for the time I have had br...

Update: Today I went back to my regular ortho, I expressed my concerns about pulling teeth out. I just wanted to fix the aesthetic apperance of my smile. You cannot see it clearly in the photos, but on my lower left my canine(? i do not know what it is called) is crooked and shifted outwards; I want...

Hi everyone :] I am 18 years old, and currently in college. More than a year ago, I noticed my smile started to change, especially on the left side of my mouth. I have had metal braces before (age 10-12), I always wore my retainer at night, so I did not understand why my teeth started to shift again...