Metal Mouth Message Board

All four of mine are still intact. I have to have them out by Christmas this year but I'm really hoping I'll have them out before I enter my junior year of college/university. Two of my wisdoms (bottom wisdoms) are both soft tissue impacted. The other two (top wisdoms) are bony impactions. All of th...

Honestly, I think it really just depends on how severely... "bad"... your teeth are. My treatment (not including jaw surgery or wisdom teeth extractions) is just about $6200. Such a pretty number...

You should see the number after I include the other stuff. Oi...

I'm not big on flashy colours like neon green and orange mainly because I'm trying to remain professional for my job and school but I do have a selection more than just black and clear. <-- Which are the colors I have on right now. My first adjustment, which I'm thinking will be on April Fool's Day ...

Got my spacers 18 February 2010. Turned 20 on 20 February 2010. Got my braces 25 February 2010. Got my palate expander 12 March 2010 (they're gone on April Fool's Day!). The spacers were a right pain and the expander's not much better but hey, all worth it in the end!

Your teeth look amazing! Only 16 months in treatment? Lucky...

I'm hoping that the rumours are true and that spacers are the most annoying part of orthodontics! In my personal experience, the palate expander has been the worst (and most annoying!) part of the braces. But I hope you don't have them in for too long! :P but there's a chance I'll need my upper jaw...

It's pretty awesome what you can find on Google when you type in "adults with braces". Definitely happy I found this site! :D I went in for my first ortho consultation when I was seven years old and thirteen years later... I finally got the darn things! I've had my braces since 25 February...