Metal Mouth Message Board

I don't suggest whitening!! When all your brackets and bands come off you'd have pretty white teeth with a discoloring where the whitening could not get underneath the metal! Just brush and floss as required by your orthodontist (like after every meal at least brush or rinse and floss at night time)...

Hello! Sounds like you've had quite the experience. I as well have an underbite (I'm 20). I've had braces in which were unable to correct my underbite, but did straighten my teeth. My orthodontist warned me it would (maybe?) wear down my second molars in the back, but I guess that's a risk I'm willi...

Hi there, I've been wearing retainers now for around 3 years. I have an upper clear fitted retainer and a permanent wire lower. At first they can be a pain (not literally of course) because you have to take the time to take them in and out when eating and brushing, if you follow your orthodontist's ...