Metal Mouth Message Board

that sounds like a good solution. my ortho just asked my dentist where the teeth should be place and after i get my braces off (later this week) he'll bond them. thanks for your reply, i forgot to mention, but i also had an expander. its comforting to know someone else is in the same situation.

well my ortho said that because my the two teeth on either side of my 2 front teeth are narrow it would look unnatural to close the gap that had formed. Ive had consults for bonding and its about $1,200. Im in L.A. So I'm not too sure what to do. I'd rather have him close the gaps but i agree, as we...

So my ortho has informed me after 2 years in that the two teeth on either side of my two front teeth are too narrow and would because of this a gap has formed after the straighting period. Instead of closing the gaps with a chain, which he tried for exactly one month, or elastics he suggested just g...

Well heres another question, instead of the number of months what about number of adjustments? it seems alot of people notice things after adjustments. and another thing, how often do you guys get adjustments? every 2/3 months? my first adjustment is in january and i got them on on oct 25. just wond...

so its only been about 3 weeks since my braces have gone on, but i was just wondering, for those who had braces on for a while, how many days/weeks/months it took to see actualy NOTICABLE RESULTS of real tooth movement?

well let me know how that goes

so it's been about 2 weeks since my expander has left my mouth, and it seems like im always hungry now. after i initially got the expander i lost some weight and was never really hungry.but now that its gone i think ive gained it all back! i kinda liked the fact i was losing weight! has this happene...

just to update. it feels GREAT having the expander on, but the braces dont seem to look good on me. my ortho said id have to wear them for a year in a half. but we'll see how it goes

so tomorrow at 8.30am PST i will have this annoying palate expander out of my mouth. after six loooong months of this. the excess drooooool, impaired speech, and everyone thinking i got 2 silver teeth due to the bands. i can finally get it out. and get my braces on. im real excited cant wait. im exp...

yea i'm still counting but i think it'll never come soon enough. i actually have a countdown on my cell phone which tells me the exact number of days, hours and minutes til its removal! missjess how long have you had your expander? mine will be on for 6 months at the time theyre removed, but many pe...

thats awesome. i still have to wait a WHOLE MONTH to get my expander out. October 25th, 8:30am haha. I seriously can't wait and am counting the days. but that same day i get braced, so i think my mouth will be metal free for just a couple of minutes. but braces have GOTTA be better than the expander...

thats awesome. i still have to wait a WHOLE MONTH to get my expander out. October 25th, 8:30am haha. I seriously can't wait and am counting the days. but that same day i get braced, so i think my mouth will be metal free for just a couple of minutes. but braces have GOTTA be better than the expander...

so i've had an expander for almost 6 months and i'm scheduled to get braced on october 25th, which seems sooo distant, but i've been wanting to get my lower lip pierced for the longest and i was wondering if anyone had or knows anything about it and has any advice about possible effects or problems?