Metal Mouth Message Board

Well, I decided I may as well add my story here! I had a previous post about my worry regarding extractions and a little bit of my journey is in there! Here's my complete story! I always had crooked bottom teeth and an overbite. Actually, my whole mouth seems to be a mess! I had a tooth that was tuc...

I also told everyone at work that I was getting braces. I was so excited! The only self conscious part of my whole process was the extractions and going to work without braces on but with this gappy smile. I had 2 weeks of that but once I got my braces on I was all smiles. A lady I work with asked, ...

My ortho called me at 9pm one night to see how my progress was going, if I had any discomfort and to remind me to call if anything is bothering me. He did the same thing for my son. Some people are just overly friendly and sometimes don't realize if they are making you uncomfortable. If he's making ...

I have a lot of crowding on the bottom teeth and my uppers are crowded as well. One tooth is behindthe other on the top. Hence the reason for extractions. My mouth just isn't big enough for all the teeth. I also have a crossbite that is being corrected.

Hey Beth! Welcome :) I'm not going through with the jaw surgery...I'm happy with everything now. My extractions went well and I am in braces now...I'm so excited for the change! I am waiting until January to get my wisdom teeth pulled...I was too scared to get it all done at once! Do you have your b...

Secretsmile...my sentence is also around 30 months. I definitely need to learn patience! I have a little calendar now that I mark off! I'm so excited for this journey and achieving a great smile! I have a really hard time with brushing...my ortho gave me a goody bag and there was an ortho toothbrush...

Diegorgeous...my teeth ached for quite a bit after my extractions. I would say it took me about 10 days to get used to the feeling of the gaps. I still have a hard time spitting...it's quite funny when I am brushing my teeth and I have toothpaste on my chin because I can't properly suck the spit in ...

I just had my braces put on yesterday and my first adjustment isn't until August 22nd.

So, I got my upper and lower braces put on about an hour ago...my teeth are definitely feeling sensitive and it's going to take some time to adjust to the feeling of these brackets on my teeth. 4 people got their braces off when I was getting mine put on...I can't wait for that day to come for me! M...

Benj, it took that long to close the gaps?! I was hoping my gaps would be moslty closed over in 8-12 months Sigh...I'm so self conscious now since I don't have the braces on (2 more days!). I can't even really smile without these ugly holes!

Secretsmile, a TPA is a trans palatal arch and LLA is lower lingual arch...I'll try to explain it the best I can...on my top back molars I have brackets on already...but attached to those brackets on the inside is a wire that is shaped like an upside down U...it doesn't touch the roof of my mouth so...

Secretsmile, I can't imagine what it would feel like to have the spacers AND braces put on the same day. The spacers definitely hurt a lot the first 3-4 days :( I'm so excited to get my braces put on! 6 more days! I want to try to cover up these hideous gaps! I have been on a soft food diet for abou...

Location: Hamilton, ON
Cost: $6900
Type of braces: Ceramic top/metal bottom
Estimated time in braces: 30 months....sigh

Thanks Kmluvgod! I am definitely feeling better than I was 4 days ago! The only problem now is that my bottom 4 teeth are KILLING me! My lower lingual arch didn't bother me at all until I got these extractions...now I feel like the wire is really pushing on the back of my bottom teeth :( It's really...

[quote="secretsmile"]Nikki - glad your extractions went well mine were ok, def. not as bad as wisdom teeth. Jenn: Thanks :) My mouth feels so strange too, talking normally was tough yesterday and eating is annoying. Though the talking is more normal today and my mouth is starting to feel a...