Metal Mouth Message Board

I live in Columbia SC
Total estimated cost $11,000
I've had braces on for 5 yrs now.
3yrs with metal braces, then swicthed over to Damon braces.
Guess I have about another 2 to 5 months depending on if I deceide to stop treatment early or not.

What would you do, & how would you react. I'm still trying to take all of this in and figure out what the heck went wrong. I started with one highly reccomended, 3rd generation professor at the dental college, and head over the dental college committee. He has a private dental practice locally a...

[quote="Faerie"]I will be 28 when I get my braces on the 31st of ths month. I'm 27 now, but my birthday is Wednesday. :)[/quote]
Happy early B-Day!

i had mine put on at 37.
I am now 42 and still in them :(

Yep, it gets better.
I just had my adjusted yesterday and I'm feeling that "Hurt" even now.
I've had 5 yrs of adjustments and it always gets better.

Figured that this was good place to start :? So, here's my saga of dental chaos. Hopefully it will see an end. I had 13 mm over-jet as well as overlapped & crowded bottom teeth. Being without dental insurance I did good just to do regular cleanings at my dentist. When I was younger, my dentist e...

Hey there. I'm totally new here but I saw your post and I can relate to it. I started with the same braces as you have. And the same appt problems as well. After 3 yrs and dragging results I had enough and went to the damon braces and my new ortho is the greatest! These braces have moved my teeth mo...

This is my first post here. I don't mean to scare you or deter you from treatment, but my teeth pretty much like yours. Thats why I joined this site tonight because I'm left confused and bruised. I'm 42 yrs old now. I've had braces for 5 yrs. My over-jet was 13 mm and my bottom teeth were inward as ...