Metal Mouth Message Board

I think there are definite pros and cons to both. For my case personally, I'm very glad that I waited until I was a young adult. Back in middle school the standard and most popular treatment was extracting 4 premolars if there was any crowding and bringing all the teeth back (which is exactly what t...

This may ease your nerves a little...I definitely had the typical Invisalign posterior open bite all through my treatment, and I was worried about it too. Within 2 or 3 days of switching to nighttime retainer wear only, it was gone. :) Honestly, I have a feeling that doing something to actively corr...

I never really considered metal or ceramic braces except as a last resort if Invisalign wasn't available, so I wasn't quite in your position. But I can offer a bit of advice if you are interested in going the Invisalign route! If you're concerned about attachments - which I absolutely was too - it m...