Metal Mouth Message Board

My previously short lateral incisors are now pulled down to the appropriate length. They are not even with the central incisors but are proportionately where they should be. However, I am now unhappy w/my uneven gum line & the amount of gum shown about the lateral incisors. I thought maybe they ...

Ok, at the mature age of 51, I have bit the bullet & gotten invisalign. Not getting a lot of support from my kids or my husband but trying to maintain my sense of humor. Even though invisible (except for the god awful attachments that look like I have cottage cheese curds hanging on my teeth), m...

Is this bad for your teeth? I was told years ago that I really needed the SARPE procedure but was never offered this. I'm wondering if this is just going to cosmetically correct my smile versus functionally correct it?

51 and considering Invisalign. I have a narrow arch & it was really recommended that I do SARPE which I polietly declined. An invisalign provider told me he can straighten my teeth my widening the arch by tipping teeth out a little. I understand that this is unstable & I will need perment re...

Ok, I just posted my first post but wanted to post again with a different topic. I'm 51 and everyone thinks I'm insane to do this, but anyhow.... Two issues that concern me about getting braces or invisalign. One is that my teeth are weird shaped anyway. My two front teeth are normal size but the tw...

I've hated my smile my whole life. I have moderate crowding on the top. At age 30, I had an ortho consult who was not much of a salesman. He told me I would need surgery to split my palate since it was already fused, use a palate expander, etc. I asked if there was an alternative & he said yes b...