Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello there :) I got my braces off on Tuesday, and got fitted with a plastic retainer today - although, all is not well! I don't think the top one fits too well ! When I push the retainer in, there is a small gap between the bottom of the two front teeth, and the bottom of the retainer - when I push...

actually, I've looked at this problem again, and I think it might be intentional to miss the final few brackets, as it misses the brackets in the same position on my top teeth too! When I close my teeth together, the places where I thought the band had slipped out, align perfectly with the teeth at ...

Sorry for the double post ... but it wouldn't let me edit my post above.
Based on the pic I've provided, does it look like my band will be Ok, or do I urgently need to make an appointment?

I'm lucky then because it has came of the one right next to the last one

I'm from scotland

yeah, it's the SL's I have

thought i'd post a picture so it's easier to see what I mean :) http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n380/rjc08/2011-01-071907502.jpg Looking at the picture, it looks like the band has came away from the tooth, but that is not the case, despite the " rip" at the bottom, it still makes contac...

I must be using the wrong name for this then, because I definitely cannot take it off and put it back on... it's like elastics that don't go around one bracket, it goes from bracket to bracket, and is yellow in colour?

Wow, I need to think waaay back.
When I first got them in, I was just eating soup for a while because my mouth was so so sore!

Hello, just came across this site the other night - wshed I had done in the past!
I've had my braces in for 3 years now, and hopefully nearing the end of my treatment - my teeth weren't even that bad to start with.

Anyways, just thought I'd say hello

you must be so pleased :)

[quote="Lisa43947"][b][color=#4000FF]I'd call your ortho and tell them about your concern. They will probably tell you you're find until your next adjustment, but it's best to call and ask.[/color][/b][/quote] Thanks for your reply :) I hope I explained myself properly and you know what I ...

Basically, the band at the back tooth on the top right of my mouth has broken slightly, at the bottom, just under the part where the wire slides into has, has broken apart, with the piece the wire goes into being pushed up slightly towards the top of my mouth ( if this makes sense). It is causing no...

Ok, today, I happened to feel a pain in the back right hand side of my mouth, and upon looking at it, it appears that over one bracket, my wire has slipped out of the power chain and then reconnects correctly at the bracket afterwards, so essentially, the power chain band is sitting above the wire a...