Metal Mouth Message Board

My orthodontist told me at my last adjustment on Friday that I'm getting my top braces off in March and my lowers off two weeks later in April (yay!!). I'm estatic because I've only had them on since April '05, so they're coming off after less than a year. Plus, they'll be completely off a week befo...

I know how you feel! I've been wearing two elastics since Dec 23rd and it hurt so bad at first! I didn't want to eat or talk at all. But trust me, it WILL get better. And you'll begin to not feel any pain after replacing them too. And the improvement is really worth it. I wish I had taken pictures b...

That they'll eventually come off.

Mine are every 6 weeks, with the one exception being a 4 week gap once. Scat, don't they even change ligs in that whole time? They do lose their elasticity and it seems after that long they'd be about worthless. Right, that's one of the issues I'm concerned about. I'm wondering how this long period...

My last adjustment was on September 30th. My next one isn't until January 6th. Is that way too long? I typically try to them no longer than 8 weeks apart, but that's the best the office could do for me this time. After six months, my teeth are looking pretty good, so I don't want to slow up progress...