Metal Mouth Message Board

Mominbraces- I don't think you are overreacting at all. That is a very strange experience. I remember at my consultation with my Orthodontist, after he reviewed my treatment plan with me.....he looked at me very seriously and said "I want you to understand that this is going to take commitment,...

My ortho told me two years. I have serious bite problems and crowding. I'm three months into my treatment. At each appointment, I keep asking my ortho if the movement is about what he expects and what is coming next.....but he rarely answers with any definite answers.....I always get "vague&quo...

Hi Hollywood Smile. I've had my braces for about three months now. I really only thought the brackets would determine how "thick" they feel from your teeth.....but the arch wire plays a part in that as well. I had just became used to the braces on the outside of my teeth and then at my las...

I have wire ties all the way around on both top and bottom and I have clear brackets on the top.

The wire ties are barely noticeable. No worry about staining!

Harpua- I have six molar bands. I will also have a TPA and an expander at some point, but my orthodontist has not installed either yet and said it will be put in place later in my treatment. The backsides of the bands poking my tongue was the most uncomfortable thing for me also. The first month my ...

I had my first adjustment appointment today. And guess what?!? I didn't get to pick out a color after all for my lig elastics. They used metal wires instead! As soon as I got there, the orthodontist said, "we are going to do something different today" and I thought...."oh, no....what ...

You mentioned your metal bands...can you tell me what those look like? My dentist called my orthodontist and told him to put bands on a couple of teeth I had root canals on, so I'm wondering what they will look like. Also, I know this may sound crazy, but the pictures you have posted, did you take ...

Hi Chris, So have your braces been as painless as your spacers??? Hey MsTiaLia! Glad to see another Raleigh person on here! I had my braces put on December 14, so it has been a little over a month now. No, I did not have any pain with the braces being put on or since. However, it really takes some ...

I love the way your pic(s) scroll, Raleigh! How did you do that? Thanks! I did my picture as an animated gif. I created using a software tool I use a lot in web design called "Fireworks." There are other tools out there you can use to create animated gifs. Basically I took three photos an...

I had my braces put on Wednesday, December 14. It has been almost a week and so far it has been OK. I've not really been in any pain, but it is just strange feeling having all this stuff in my mouth. It took them about two hours to get my braces on. I was very comfortable while they were putting the...

I was really surprised that someone would question why there would be a topic about gays in braces. I was actually excited to see this post. Gay men especially can be overly focused on physical appearance. I was interested in knowing if there were other gay people in braces and if they noticed anyth...

Hanna- I got my braces the same day you did. I don't have an expander or TPA in yet, but I will have both at some point. I think it would have been better if they had went ahead and put mine in. You see, they put metal bands on six of my teeth. On the inside of my teeth on each of these metal bands ...

Just started my treatment. $6600 for two years of treatment plus retainers.

No down payment. Paying evenly divided payments monthly for two years. No ortho insurance.

Hi. I just got my braces put on this past Wednesday (December 14). I have ceramics on the top and metal on the bottom. If I had it to do over again, I think I would have went all metal. I can barely feel the metal brackets on the bottom. They are MUCH smaller than the ceramic ones. The ceramic ones ...

hey! I'm a gay guy here getting ready to be braced. I have spacers in now and the braces are going on next Wednesday, December 14.

I'm getting ceramics on the top and metal on the bottom.

What am I in for guys? I have to say that I'm a little nervous.