Metal Mouth Message Board

Ugh! Spacers scare me, not looking forward to them at all.

I would say to make a specific list of the concerns regarding the teeth that aren't exactly where you want them yet. If it isn't the right time to remove them then don't. In my opinion, it would be more worthwhile to keep them on a few more weeks and tweek those final teeth a bit more then to remove...

Very exciting!! It must feel so good to have a date on the calendar for the removal! Yay for you!!

I feel like you will know when its right. I went to 3 different consults and it was just obvious to me which doctor I felt most comfortable with. I hope that this consult on 3/6 works out for you!!

Congratulations!! How exciting for you! Any plans to eat something that you just couldn't eat before the braces were off?

I just had my teeth cleaned and my dentist wanted to remove the wire herself because she 'does braces herself'. I asked her not to remove the wire because I just got my braces on 3 weeks ago and wasn't comfortable with her doing that especially since I did not clear it with my ortho. She advised tha...

I have this too!! Extreme pain on the entire upper right side. I can't chew anything and can only drink warm water, not even room temp water! Honestly, it is sore all of the time. Do you think the Pro-Relief toothpaste works better than Sensodyne? I have been using Sensodyne and can't really say if ...