Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks for the info, Mike. :) Glad things are working out for you - always nice to hear happy stories! I've had a few people who managed to get a private ortho to refer them, but none of the ones I've contacted will do that. They are just telling me to talk to my NHS dentist for this. Then again I l...

Thats strange, I saw a private orthodontist who did then refer me directly to the NHS orthodontist and surgeon. He also sent my x-rays on so that I wouldn't have to have them done again. Lucky you! I phoned another private ortho and they said I had to see my NHS dentist for the referral. Oh well, I...

The teeth didn't move back after two years - no idea how long it took, but I've been out of the retainer for like 15 years or so now. I do think they moved within five years of not wearing them, though. So, yeah you probably need to wear them forever when sleeping, or so that orthodontist said. For ...

Thanks for the replies! :) I saw a private orthodontist who then told me he wouldn't treat me until I saw a maxillofacial surgeon. He wants to make sure people are treated the correct way and just wants to make sure on this front - however, he said my Class III is very mild and may not be within the...

Thanks for the replies. :) I only wore my retainer for two years - that's all that I was told to. Last week I saw a pirate ortho and said I would need braces for a year and then an essix retainer at night for life. He also said I should ask my nhs dentist for a referral to a maxillofacial surgeon. W...

[quote="wildpig"]Sorry to hear about your trouble ;(. I have a coworker who had braces like 3 times since her teens. She did have class III. She had to have surgery this last time before bracing. I guess class III has a reputation for being nasty and hard to correct. Hard to say how much c...

Hi everyone. :) I had braces when I was a teenager and then was in a retainer until 20 or so. This was all to correct a Class III malocclusion (underbite) and I think to straighten my teeth a bit. Now that I'm in my 30s, my upper teeth are still gorgeous, but my lower incisors are crooked and bent f...

I hate bumping my own thread - this is almost a blog thread now.

Will be seeing some private orthos for checks. Anyone familiar with good orthodontists in Birmingham UK? Seeing Brackenwood anyway.

Thanks, Helen. That sounds like a reasonable course of action. Although I'll be a cynic and say they'll probably just want to use braces again since that's what they did when I was a teenager - but since that failed eventually, who knows.

Well I saw a dentist who isn't concerned at all and won't refer me. Then saw my GP who told me to see a dentist - so guess I'm not having any luck.

Hello, everyone! :) I have had fun with my mouth since I was a child. Retainer in grade school, braces in high school, and a retainer in college. Allmof these were to fix my underbite (Class III malocclusion and like 3-4mm...forgot the amount). However in the last 10 years my teeth have moved around...