Metal Mouth Message Board

Update: My braces are coming off on Tuesday :D. I'll be two months short of two years with them on. I'm very happy with how things have gone and I am loving my straight teeth. I'm looking forward to eating salads again without picking lettuce out of my braces and I'm looking forward to eating almond...

Update for me. My canine is in place. Now we're doing some detailing with the other teeth, and I think I'll be done with braces within the next month. Very excited about that. Not too excited about retainers though. All in all, going through the process hasn't been too bad. It's only been 18 months ...

The roof of my mouth had some discomfort after a month. I wouldn't worry about it. I don't know about you, but I would rub my tongue across the roof of my mouth during the healing process...to probe how it was healing. It probably took the better part of a year before it felt smooth and normal again.

Hey guys, I think it's been a little while since an update. I had another pano and much to the absolute surprise of my ortho...the tooth has FINALLY started moving! :-** But he is still cautiously optimistic. He referred me for a CT scan to see if there is any damage being done to the roots of my s...

Hey 28and braced and anyone else who would like to comment, I would like to know more about how your braces and pulling your canine in had an impact on your health? Like mental health? And also how bad was it on your confidence and self esteem? I am having braces put on in june and have had terribl...

Abs wrote:How long did it take for you guys to bring the canine where it needs to be? I'm a 30 year old with an impacted mandibular canine.

I'm in my 13th month and it's almost down to where we want it, but not quite.

Hi all! I'm new to the message boards! I too have an impacted canine and I just started my braces journey! I had a consultation with my ortho last week and we briefly discussed what an impacted canine means for my treatment but he couldn't go into depth because he didn't have a panoramic xray on me...

[quote="millersgirl"]Another bummer adjustment.
Ortho said he's not sure if my canine is moving...or if everything else is moving? Sigh. Possible next xray in Feb. Next adjustment in 4 weeks.[/quote]

Stay positive. Orthos have all kinds of tricks up their sleeves.

[quote="Siobhan"][quote="oregonhusker"][quote="Siobhan"]I also had a regular bracket put on my tooth about 2 months ago. It definitely moves quickly. The canine is down to level of the old baby tooth. It's slightly rotated (I can't tell how) and there's a lot of space o...

[quote="Siobhan"]I also had a regular bracket put on my tooth about 2 months ago. It definitely moves quickly. The canine is down to level of the old baby tooth. It's slightly rotated (I can't tell how) and there's a lot of space on either side of the tooth. I won't be done within my 18 mo...

I got a regular ol' bracket placed on my impacted canine today. It's moving nicely :)

[quote="millersgirl"][quote="oregonhusker"][quote="millersgirl"]Had an adjustment yesterday. Ortho says he studied my xrays and says that the canine is moving, just very slowly. He mentioned that this might extend my treatment time...original estimate was 30 months. So ...

[quote="millersgirl"]Had an adjustment yesterday. Ortho says he studied my xrays and says that the canine is moving, just very slowly. He mentioned that this might extend my treatment time...original estimate was 30 months. So that's a bummer but whatever at least it's moving. He changed t...

[quote="Siobhan"][quote="oregonhusker"]Hi, I'm a first time poster. I, too, had an impacted canine and got braces in January of '14. I was told it would take quite awhile for my tooth to come down because I was 42 years old. They weren't kidding. I'm in my tenth month and my cani...

[quote="Impactedtooth223"]Hello, I have a quick question. I have an impacted canine, however it is too impacted & the chances of puling it down with the chain and braces is very very low. I was wondering if I would need a surgery to remove the impacted canine or if I could just get the...