Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi, Please help me. I try to be clear here: 4 months ago, I got my braces off and received an Essix retainer. Unfortunately, last month, the retainer has a crack on my RIGHT lateral incisor. The Orthodontist made a new one for me. However: -last Thursday,when trying the new one on, I felt a strong p...

The office charges $ 6,550 for Damon clear. Our insurance covers $2,500. We already paid $1,900 last year using my FSA card, so our remaining is about $ 2,155. If we pay the remaining up front now with our FSA card, we’ll get 3% off of $2,155, which is …$67.00. Does it seem worth it? The treatment i...

My daughter finally got Damon clear yesterday. 10 on the upper & metals on the rest. Today, the wire on the upper came out & poked her chick. I called the office but unfortunately they all came home, except the coordinator. She told me to come back tomorrow morning to fix the wire. We tried ...

That's what I'm afraid of: bigger, rougher and drier... I hope we make a right decision. My dentist (not the Ortho) also warned me about opened doors. While cleaning teeth for patients, especially kids, she always has to "shut the doors" for them. We don't have to pay extra to get the clea...

Thanks TMJJill for your support. We're ready now.
I've read your other post about getting sick with your elastic & I realize that there are a lot of unexpected things during treatment.
Are you OK now?

She'll have elastic from the upper canine to the lower molaire. So we can go with the clear. Right? She likes the look of the clear. Hopefully, it doesn't make her lips stick out so much because she has an overbite.

Thank TMJJill for the reply. I totally agree with you about the wire ties on the clear bracket.
She is going to need elastics (I think on the canine). We have to consider that.

Hi everyone, I'm new in this forum. My 12 years old daughter will get Damon braces next week. We have to choose between the Q and the clear one (on upper 6 & the rest will be the Q) . I have some questions: 1-Is the clear more protruding than the Q? I know that it's footprint is bigger than the ...