Metal Mouth Message Board

So sorry to hear that you're not happy with you results :( I'm sure this time it will be better though :) I'm not doing any extractions, no! I'm actually missing a tooth already (a molar, which means the ortho will pull my 2nd molar in its place so that I don't need an implant), and I only have my u...

[quote="Chxsing"]yikes! rather tricky case but all the best with your braces journey - welcome to the club! braces is pretty scary, especially when you are a adult :oops: but make sure to be positive throughout your journey, learn to love your braces, have clear awareness of what your orth...

[quote="strinder"]Hi there! You sound very similar to me just a couple of months behind. I had my assessment for the surgery on Friday and it is booked in for January 18th! But I still have my baby tooth in and I actually think that will be taken out very soon which is a bit scary knowing ...

Add me to the club as well! My top right caning is impacted :( I had no idea this was such a common thing! Up until I heard I had it, I had never even heard such a thing could happen... I'll have my braces put on next month. I still have my little baby canine in the place where the impacted one shou...

Welcome ! I'm also new in the forum, going to get my braces next month. Looking forward to hearing about your experience!

I'm getting mine soon, this is very comforting (same for all the stories I'm reading / progress I'm seeing on other people here)!

Did you get traditional braces or the self-ligating ones?

Hi tmjd! Thanks for making me feel welcome :) Yes, it is definitely nerve-wrecking! Thankfully I have a trip just before, so that should help distract me! Well, the main reason I went for the braces was because I have an impacted canine (which, after browsing ArchWired is way way more common than I ...

Really awesome blog, had a giggle with the post titles
I'll definitely be following!

Hello to everyone on this wonderful forum! I'm getting braces in about a month (set for December 11th), and as a full-grown adult, I was nervous as hell. And, of course, and the paranoid person I also am, I researched plenty about braces (all the different kinds, treatment length, etc), mostly becau...