Metal Mouth Message Board

I agree with Plumcore. That's what my orthodontist tells her patients too. I didn't think my bottom teeth were that bad compared to my uppers, but she thought otherwise. She knows better than I do.

I haven't gotten my specific date yet but last time I saw my ortho I asked if they would be off in June and she said yes. I go back on May 25th and I'm really hoping she'll say they can come off next time I come in! She promised me that they would definitely be off by July. I'm getting married in S...

I have a Delta Dental Enhanced plan through my employer. It costs me about $30/month and it paid $1000 of my almost $5000 ortho bill.

I have Delta Dental and they cover adults for orthodontic work, up to $1000. I think they paid $500 the first year and $500 the next year. As you can see below, I've had braces for over 2 years.

I was in the waiting room at my ortho's office one day when a teenager came out with his mother, and he was told that the next time he came in that he would be getting his braces off. I heard his mother ask the receptionist since it was a whole year earlier than the expected timeframe, whether she c...

I have about 2 months also, maybe a little longer, and still have an extraction gap to close. I had all 4 of my 1st premolars removed and the other 3 gaps have closed with the use of elastics. My ortho is using a spring for the last one. I don't think it is doing anything. It has been on since Feb....

I never even heard of getting approval from your orthodontist before getting an MRI. Sounds silly since it's for your knee. I had an MRI of my right shoulder last month and everything went smoothly. I was instructed to take off my watch which was on my left wrist and my necklace, but I think I had ...

I had all 4 of my premolars removed at the same time. My dentist and I had discussed it beforehand, and he said he didn't like to do them all on the same day because of the amount of Novocain he'd have to inject into the top and bottom. You are more prone to bite your tongue because of it. He told ...

I had all four 1st premolars extracted at the same time. I never had any teeth extracted before and I wanted to go through life with all my teeth but when my orthodontist said I'd have to have them pulled I was okay with it. I figured that my orthodontist knew what she was doing. I didn't get a seco...

I remember one time having pain during an adjustment, but my mouth was hurting before the adjustment. I usually have my adjustments every 6-7 weeks. Sure there's some pain afterwards but I've had mine for 2 years and there is hardly any pain, just a little discomfort. I'm in Class II elastics on my...

I had all 4 of my 1st premolars extracted in January 2009. The gaps on top are finally closed but the ones on the bottom are still like they were after the extractions. I'm pretty sure the next time I go back to my orthodontist (November 30th) she will arrange my elastics to get the gaps on the bot...

I had all 4 of my premolars extracted in January 2009. The gaps on top are finally closed but the ones on the bottom are still like they were after the extractions. I'm pretty sure the next time I go back to my orthodontist (November 30th) she will arrange my elastics to get the gaps on the bottom ...