Metal Mouth Message Board

I would ask for the refund. Even though you are paying for the overall treatment.. to some extent you are also paying per office visit. Since you won't be needed a few of your last office visits I believe it is only fair that you are refunded some amount of money or "free" follow up appoin...

I tired to give up soda! but I am weak haha

Hey! So I just got my braces on 2 weeks ago and my frist appointment is still six weeks away. Any clue as to why they are waiting so long?! Also I keep asking if I'm going to need extractions and I keep getting the "we will try everything we can to keep from doing extractions" this makes m...

Go for a consultation! I'm sure you can find several that will be free and at least you will know *about* how long it will take.. If they say it will take a year then you should be golden for your pics! If they say it will take longer.. you will be risking have braces in your grad pictures. I'm in c...

I use ACT at night and the kroger off brand stuff in the morning & afternoon.

pasta!! especially spaghetti!!

I'm scared of extractions! I don't know if I will have to have them yet (doc is saying he's trying everything not to). I've only had my braces two weeks and I'm concerned about the shape of my teeth. I have a few they are misshapen from being crowded and everything.. I'm also scared about not brushi...

Glide floss is amazing! Before I had braces I would never floss because every floss I tried I physically could not get between my teeth. My dentist gave me a sample of Glide and I was in love and started flossing everyday. Now with braces I usually floss twice a day (after lunch and before bed) and ...

Hey I was looking at my teeth in the mirror and now that they are beginning to straighten out it looks like a few of them are not shaped right. I'm guessing from years of wear being crooked and shaped them that way. My question is does your orthodontist reshape your teeth during your treatment?

My very first meal was immediately after I left the ortho's office... it was a burrito - bad choice. I had to completely unwrap it and tear off little pieces of the tortilla put it on the fork and them scoop up the other insides of it and place it in the very back. The first day wasn't the worst for...

Hey! Mine only took one week between the day of the impressions and the day I was braced! My orthodontist had my braces set up into four trays (one for each quadrant of my mouth) and then put them on in sections! It took three hours.