Metal Mouth Message Board

Hmmm...I'm doing it privately and I'm frustrated with all the waiting. First it's waiting for the first consulation, then the wait for a treatment plan (a letter through the mail with a quote), then waiting for the second consulation, another appointment to get records taken (this is the 3rd orthodo...

My friend just had her braces taken off. She had to get a few teeth taken out before she got braces (not sure how many) but at the moment it looks like her lips have sunken into her face. My ortho mentioned something about that, and how he was going to avoid that situation by not extracting any teeth.

Will your health insurance cover anything?

When you guys mention having expanders in for approx 6 months, do you have the braces on as well? Because I need to have the expander, but I really don't want to wait for 6 months before I get the braces on. I'm hoping that IF I get the braces on while I have the palate expander in, the braces will ...

Urgh! I exactly how you feel. I just want to get it over with, actually just getting started. First I got the referral and I went to see an orthodontist, he gave me a quote for AU$10,000 (exact figure is AU$9,930). I thought that was a bit high so I wanted to get another opinion. My dentist also rec...