Metal Mouth Message Board

Congratulations!!

Your teeth look amazing!!! Enjoy!

I think any new orthodontic change is a little uncomfortable for a few days. Once your teeth are in the right position, the discomfort subsides. Elastics can be annoying, but it all depends on where they're placed and how tight they are. I wouldn't worry about them too much. Also, (orthodontic sin c...

I'm so sorry to hear this, Anna! I actually came here as soon as I could to see amazing photos of your debraced teeth.. :( I understand what you mean, though. It's hard to see the procedure as finished when you're not fully happy with the result. On the other hand, maybe you could look at it this wa...

I think you're ready for debracing!! Good luck and enjoy your new smile without braces!!! (By the way, I recently met a young woman with a slight off-center midline like yours and, honestly, if I weren't going through this procedure myself, I wouldn't have even noticed it. More importantly, she was ...

Thank you for your very loving and encouraging messages, dearest Bickerchick and Parapian. That was just what I needed. My ortho has tried midline elastics, I have faithfully worn them 24 hours a day for 3 months and now I am still wearing them (only at night). But my ortho says he cannot make it m...

Wow, Anna, I'm actually ready to fly over and have a serious talk with your orthodontist! Have you asked him why he can't fix your midline? What exactly has he tried and for how long? As far as I know, you should be able to fix a midline with elastics alone. If you want my honest opinion about your ...

36. Can't believe I waited so long.

I'm worried about it, too. My orthodontist hasn't talked to me about what he's planning on doing with retention, but I hope I can trust him. Right now, I'm nowhere near the end of my treatment, so I have to keep an eye on progress and regress as well. I hope it doesn't end up in surgery. Good luck w...

Thank you so much, Anna. I wish the same!

I have no idea what my orthodontist is planning...

Parapian, you have a great blog! And I am very happy that you are now here on archwired as well! I admire your courage and openess to share your story with the rest of the world on your blog. Thanks so much for encouraging me to come here! It's been great fun so far! I wish you very good luck with ...

Amazing!

Yes, I noticed Tom Cruise's midline. I'm surprised he didn't get that fixed.. Maybe he couldn't or didn't want to be in braces any longer. Again, I don't see anything wrong with your midline either from a cosmetic perspective. Your teeth look great! But if you're not happy with it and you don't like...

Anything spontaneous without having to cut it up into pieces first or worry about it being too hard for my brackets.

I have metal top and bottom (my orthodontist recommended metal, because of the heavy lifting he would have to do with elastics). I don't regret it one bit. What also made me feel better was when one of my friends said: "They look like jewels in your mouth! I wish I had braces just for that.&quo...

Ok, I don't go that far!