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by hydr0
Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:31 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: what's the cost of your braces?
Replies: 575
Views: 128176

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

1. Iowa
2. $5500
3. ceramic top, metal bottom
4. 30 months
by hydr0
Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:31 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Bands after spacers?
Replies: 2
Views: 695

Re: Bands after spacers?

Thanks klobird. I like to think of myself as having a decent pain tolerance, but these spacers have me ready to cry. Good to know that it won't be like this the whole time I'm in braces.
by hydr0
Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:18 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Bands after spacers?
Replies: 2
Views: 695

Bands after spacers?

The last 5 days with spacers have been MISERABLE. Everyone has said (including my ortho) that spacers are the worst part, so I figured I would suck it up this week. I was not expecting constant pain the whole week, but I'm still taking loads of ibuprofen and excedrin. The spacers come out and my bra...
by hydr0
Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:41 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: It begins tomorrow..
Replies: 5
Views: 960

Re: It begins tomorrow..

No turning back now. The tooth is gone, and they put my spacers in today too. Those suckers HURT going in! I'm still numb, but expecting the rest of today to be a whole lot of NOT fun. But at least I can't chicken out anymore!
by hydr0
Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:01 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: It begins tomorrow..
Replies: 5
Views: 960

It begins tomorrow..

Hello! I'm a 29 year old female, starting my journey toward straighter teeth tomorrow. Like many of you, I needed braces as a child, but we weren't able to afford it. Now that I'm in a good place financially, I decided to finally get this ball rolling. I started in September with a TMJ specialist th...