Metal Mouth Message Board

it ever fails... within minutes of putting my retainers in I am hungry! I am wearing them 12 hours a day and I'll go hours without them in and then as soon as I put them back in I want to eat something. Argh.. first world problems.

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Congrats!! You have a movie star smile now!

Thanks guys! I knew you'd understand.

I had an adjustment yesterday and I asked my ortho what the odds of having them off by 5/31 would be. I'm in my friend's wedding. My original plan was for 24-27 months and I started in June 2013 so I didn't have much hope, but she said "Oh you should be done around March or April." I wante...

I was grinder before braces and when I got braces and elastics it got 10x worse. Before braces I used those boil guards, but they hinder teeth movement. I found these and they work GREAT! It says 3 day use, but I use them for about 2-3 weeks brushing them every night when I brush my teeth before bed...

4 molar bands here.

I only bite into sandwiches if I can get to a sink and clean it out fast because it's always a mess.

That being said.. I bite into things as much as possible because with my open bite this is the first time in 25 years I CAN bite into things with my front teeth!

I know you said you had to call and make your decision on Tuesday, but I thought I'd add my experience in case you haven't yet. I have ceramic on both top and bottom. My top teeth hit the brackets a little in the beginning, but after 3-4 months my arches straightened up and it wasn't an issue. (I'm ...

Congrats! I am in a similar boat. My ortho told me my open bite would never fully close without surgery, but like you I figured anything is better than nothing. My estimated treatment is 24-27 months and after 8 months it was closed more than she ever thought my end result would be! I'm 10 months in...

Wow, fantastic result! Congrats!!!

Congrats!! Your teeth look fantastic. Thank you for sharing!

Elephants, elephants, and more elephants!! Been in different configurations of elephants since my 1st adjustment and I'm 10 months in. They're so small and heavy I can't get them on without the plastic hooks.

My 2nd molars weren't bracketed until about 3-4 months in. I can't remember which appointment it was. My ortho just said "We have work to do in the front first" when I first got the braces on. I didn't ask any further. I have bands on my 1st molars. I definitely had to adjust to eating aga...

I got my first elastics at my first adjustment and I've been in them (different configurations) ever since. Just passed the 7 month mark on Monday. Always elephants.. ugh!