Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks! Happy holiday weekend to y'all, too .....
Jello and ice cream are definately on the menu, along with a few more of those soft baked potatoes!

She'll be 11 in August and still needs to lose 4 baby teeth as of last week. I'm not expecting her to be in full braces for another year - maybe two. Personally, I would rather wait until she's a little older and more responsible about all of the care involved with having braces. Chris Chris, that'...

Thank you so much, Reina! At this point, well wishes and words of encouragement help more than you know ....... :D I'm not very familiar at all with expanders .... as far as I know, my daughter isn't going to have to go through that phase. And I'm not sure why ... she has a very small mouth, and act...

Hi Ladies ..... I'm sticking my nose in here. :wink: I found this thread after googling "Herbst Appliance" because believe it or not, my 12-year-old daughter's orthodontist just installed her Herbst this morning. Reina, one thing I can say for sure is that it's pretty difficult -- *at firs...