Metal Mouth Message Board

For me the top has really arched out especially within the last 3 months, and I've had my braces for 6 months now,( I'll need to do one if this tracking times though that's neat.) So in the last 2 visits my Ortho placed larger wires on top and this has helped so much to retract my front teeth and ar...

Yea, I'm so happy about it! I hope it just continues to go as well. How about you, are you kinda over that adjustment beginning? I use to be really self concious about them, those first few months, but by now, I am really just pleased with the process and I don't think about them anymore. Hope you'...

so I had my visit to ortho today and I asked him right away, if it would be terrible for me to continue without pulling teeth and his answer surprised me cause he said, he wouldn't recommend me to pull them anymore anyway, that my teeth ARE coming together just fine, and thats why we've waited this...

Thats great that they're moving hun, in no time, you won't feel them as much.

It may seem crazy, but teeth move quite fast in the beginning! It may be starting already, exciting!

hey there,thanks for your replies! :D It's great to share! So, looks lik all Ortho offices are set up quite the same, wide open space, with all the chairs out in the open. That's cool to know everyone else is thinking the same as me about speaking up in such an open space, will definetely set up an ...

You're right about speaking up and I Plan to next appt, thanks! I think there are lots of orthos that try to fix without pulling, and that option never really seemed to be discussed. I hope after he gets s look at this 6 weeks progress, he just may agree. How much time do you have left? How long hav...

Thats quite crazy! I wish I had some knowledge to share, but I wish you luck! That's terrible...I hope it will go well the 2nd time, and be all healed properly !good luck to you

Hello everyone, I am so glad to find this forum because I have so many questions, that I feel I can't really get answers from my ortho for. I am 34 and was a bit insecure to get braces on at my age, but I know thats nothing now :) I should be in braces for more than 2 years as I had a huge overbite,...