Metal Mouth Message Board

[quote="alice1"]danasher, I'd say I wear my ia approximately 19 hours a day. My dentist recommended to wear it 20 hours a day and I've tried to do that - ofcourse sometimes it's less, but some days I've managed even more than 20 hours. My front teeth moved almost completely on place in jus...

[quote="alice1"]Hi everyone, haven't been to this board for a while...it's been 10 weeks for me with my IA and even though that was the estimated time of my treatment, my teeth aren't completely straight yet. However I'm really pleased with the results so far - the front teeth are straight...

Hi All I've had my IA around 5 weeks now, just wondered how easy everyones brace is to take out? Mine doesn't seem too hard and I can pop it out with one hand, this has lead me to think that it's not applying enough pressure. I asked my dentist if it needs tightening but he's said it doesn't......ha...

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How long did you wear your IA roughly per day??

Thanks for the advice following my earlier post. I've been wearing it for a couple of days and my speech has improved slightly, however I don't see how it can improve much more as there are some words that are just impossible to say, no matter how much i keep practising!! I still havent worn it to w...

Hi All I've just had my IA fitted and have a question on how long people generally wear their brace? I don't think i can bring myself to wear it to work as I can hardly speak and I have to keep sucking in the excess saliva I am producing - no one will take me seriously at work! Has anyone had any re...