Metal Mouth Message Board

You should post a before and after pic when it's done!

I may look into getting another opinion. Just to clarify: I didn't mean push them outward; I meant curve them, as in rotate my canines to face more towards the front rather than my sides. It would fill up some space on the sides of my smile giving the illusion of a wider jaw. I just don't know if it...

I agree to just use straws. It saved me from a lot of staining. Also, you'll get the bands changed around every 6 weeks so the stains won't be there permanently if you do stain them.

Thank you guys for the responses. Yes, I was a class II. I had braces when I was 12 (and got them again at 20) by the same orthodontist, and it makes me angry looking back now -- I realize he could've and probably should've used a palatal expander back then. As far as making more space: he wanted to...

My ortho told me I would need 4 teeth pulled, but after me being uneasy about the idea for 6 months (I saw all the sites that warned about being flat-faced and small-mouthed afterwards, even though he said that wouldn't happen in my case I was still worried), he decided just to shave down the sides ...

1. Orlando, FL
2. $4700
3. Ceramic on top, metal on bottom
4. 14 months

I think my smile still looks incredibly awkward from the sides, but my orthodontist says there's no more space to move anything. sides: http://i54.tinypic. com/2rpr6u9.jpg http://i53.tinypic. com/2ed12qe.jpg front: http://i51.tinypic. com/s4mams.jpg My smile is kinda narrow and unlike most people wi...