Metal Mouth Message Board

I got mine in today....Ouch
I feel your pain, Mine will be out on the 9th (I hope it goes fast for both of us!)

Your progress looks awesome! And it looks like the extraction was painful!
Ive booked marked this thread for positive inspiration after I have my extractions

How long until your braces free?

You guys rock - thanks for the help :) I go back and forth with feeling excited and then scared - I'm going to take my time and ask around - I feel impatient to get the process started - I cant wait to get rid of my snagle tooth - and to hopefully fix my jaw problems. @Tobilei - did you have to have...

Hi Everybody! I wish I could post some pictures - but I'm not a full member yet. So this is my story - Please help me feel better about orthodontics - I am super scared- I am starting this a bit late in life, I am 26 turning 27 and would like to have the smile I've always wanted :) I was referred to...

Im sorry to hear that you are going through this - I am also from BC - I live on Vancouver Island - My orthodontist seems great but he is suggesting extractions + surgery And my teeth look similar to yours - I am now super worried about the extractions - do you think if you had the operation you wou...

Thanks! @prairiehouse I agree with your risk assessment between the jaw operation and the extractions - I am going to book an appointment with another orthodontist - the risks with extractions are too big for me to just cross my fingers and hope for the best. At least the BSSO that I need seems like...

@twentysomething - I'm glad your extractions went well - I'm concerned my ortho didn't even mention that extractions is controversial - re bone loss - but it seems a lot of people are happy with there extractions Did you hear your teeth crack? I hope this ends up being a case of worrying about the e...

Im getting them too, its nearly my birthday Im turning 27 - I wish I had them when I was a teen - It's nice to read and have the support online - but I need extractions - one retained baby pre molar and three other premolars - im freaking out over the extractions!! But short term pain for long term ...

I'm getting mine after my birthday - I'll be 27 - I have a 30 month sentence - Finish at 29 - Extractions- Braces - BSSO - Gum Graphs... A lot to "swallow"

I am so worried about ruining my face as well - I was doing some googling about tooth extractions and I had no idea it was such a controversial procedure - Is it uncommon to need extractions for braces - it felt like no big deal when I was talking with my ortho - but the horror story online are scar...

[quote="Bikerchick85"]Kimkracke1, I agree with Sirwired... your original ortho didn't pull those teeth for no reason. The amount of forward movement of the molars and backwards movement of the front teeth can be controlled. Naturally the back teeth want to move forward into these spaces cr...