Metal Mouth Message Board

The day I got my fixed retainer put on, the glue came off on one tooth. I have since been back to have it fixed only to have the same thing happen and am now left with a huge lump of glue just wriggling around on the end of the wire retainer grr. I will be going back next week to get it fixed and ho...

After 3 long long years of treatment, my braces finally came off just in time for my birthday! I have a permanent retainer bonded to the back of my top teeth and a removable retainer to wear at night. A few hours after leaving the ortho and getting used to the retainer, I noticed that on the last to...

I know exactly how you feel. I was supposed to get my braces off after 18 months and it is coming up 36 months now. My ortho has been trying to take them off for a few visits now but im still not happy about one gap that is still open. It doesnt seem to be closing at all and Im getting to the point ...

Hi there, I have had braces for almost 3 years and I have one small extraction gap still to be closed. My extraction date is set just under a month a way but I don't know if this gap is going to be closed. I have read things where people have said it is sometimes possible to close gaps using the ret...

My debracing date is set for 6 weeks from now. Im trying not to get too excited because I am just waiting on one pesky extraction gap to close and Im worried it wont be closed by then but fingers crossed!

I am almost 3 years in and still waiting for my last extraction gap to close :)

Each adjustment is the same thing. He removes my old powerchains and just replaces them with new ones. The second powerchain always pops off the bracket as soon as I leave the ortho anyway, he can't seem to get it to stay on. I am now also wearing rubber bands at night to help pull the teeth forward...

I have had braces for 28 months but my original treatment time was 18 months. My orthodontist keeps telling me that its a slow process and I understand that teeth take time to move but I don't know how much longer I can put up with them. Every adjustment is the same and I barely see any movement but...