Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks much!

I remember when I had braces (two phase treatment...so a long time) as a kid. My mother once fell and hurt her teeth and needed a retainer. She complained so long about the pain of that retainer and eventually she refused to wear it. I remember being so indignant about that. I never had any choice m...

I can't believe your orthodontist said that. Are all his patients so concerned with looks? Is he? If all his adult patients have them, why would that be a reason to get them? I have a few adult friends with metal braces on the tops, and haven't met anyone with the ceramic. I think the metal ones loo...

Could they see it coming in the X-ray as the canine was coming down? Was there nothing they could do to stop it?

Usually phase I is necessary if there is trouble with the sequence of new teeth coming in. For example my daughter's incisor came in back by the 6-year molar. Once the canine and premolar come in, they could end up permanently transposed, so we needed to fix it now. I've read in the academic literat...

Hi there. First post. My 8-year-old daughter just got braces put on yesterday. Her problem is that her lower lateral incisor erupted under her molar, way too far back. So they had to extract 3 baby teeth to clear the path and now they will try to guide the incisor back to the front before her other ...