Metal Mouth Message Board

I envy you!!

I know I'm bringing this back, and I'm sorry, but I found some studies about actual jaw movements and new profile changes that I thought you guys would find interesting. http://www.ormco.com/index/damon-casestudies-class2nonextraction-2 Both of these adult patients got profile changes, and one of th...

did the distalizers give you an profile changes?

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pigonthego-do you think springs are more effective than elastics? how much did the forsus fix your bite?

Hey, I'm 17 years old and I have about a 4mm overbite. I had my uppers placed March 2009 and my lowers placed August 2009. I'm now at the stage where I'm getting my bite corrected. The orthodontist is going to try a forsus spring, but he said it might not work and jaw surgery may be the only option....

Ok thank you for replying. I hope your treatment goes well.

I'm 17 years old, and I began my journey in March 2009, when I was 16 years old. I have a 4mm overbite, and my orthodontist said that he will place a forsus spring in my mouth to correct my bite. But, he also said that it may not work, and I may need jaw surgery. Has anyone hear have a success story...