Metal Mouth Message Board

I have the same issue. I had some IPR done but the ortho could only could do so much. He said that's the way my teeth are shaped and the gum didn't grow out because my teeth were crowded there. Someone else posted the same subject and it was suggested that bonding was an option. I asked my general d...

I'm wearing Thailand elastics and they never snap. I was wearing Swiss before that and they never snapped either. I change them out 3 or 4 times a day. It must sting when those snap. The Thai elastics are heavy, I'm pretty sure if one of those snapped in my mouth it would hurt.

I had the IPR done. My ortho only did my front bottom teeth. It was strips of sand paper grinding on my teeth. It was a bit sore but didn't last long. Honestly, I didn't see any difference afterward. I guess I'll look in to bonding to fix those gaps.

the gaps are about a 2 millimeters. I just had an appointment and my ortho was showing me where he wanted my teeth to be by he now he can't say when that will be, great. I'm tacking on another month or two the original April debracing date I was giving. Let's hope it's no more then that. My bit is s...

My ortho said that I'm on schedule to have my braces removed in April. My only concern is that I still have gaps between some of my teeth that still need to be addressed. I'm afraid that this is going to push my date back to get them off. Has anyone experienced having gaps a couple of months before ...

I have a few gaps in my teeth where food can get stuck also. They appeared when I first got braces and my teeth straightened out. I was and still am little concerned about it because I'm a few months away from my end date. My ortho said on my next visit that they are going to sand down my teeth wher...

Just bought a Groupon deal for Zoom whitening. I'll ask my Ortho about it at my next appointment. Get my braces off in April, fingers crossed.