Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey Guys! Thanks so much for all your positive & encouraging comments..they are all very helpful! Yes to answer everyone’s question, I am extremely over-joyed by my progress. I waited almost 20 years to have straight teeth, after thinking that I'd be sentenced to horrible teeth my whole life (...

here are new pictures - from a week or so ago i think. still with the crappy camera, so haven't been taking as many pictures. hopefully we'll be getting a new camera soon. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a53/allishan/cd5e36c8.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a53/allishan/07b9057a.jpg http://i9....

Hi! I had my second adjustment on Saturday, if anyone wants to view more progress I have uploaded new pictures which you can find on the third page here: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=9211 The adjustment went well, quite a bit of pain but it's mostly gone now. But...I have been hav...

My second adjustment was on Saturday afternoon, again quite a bit of movement. Nothing as spectacular as last month's comparison but I am still seeing lots of progress, more so on the bottom teeth this month and my extraction spaces are getting smaller. I now have a new wire, my first wire tire to r...

My first adjustment was very uneventful and very fast! They simply took of the old ligs and the wire and then put on a new wire and new ligs. There was a bit of pressure during this that was uncomfortable. When they first took the wire off I felt like my teeth were going to fall out. Once the old wi...

I am keeping my braces on for the wedding. I would rather have straightish braced teeth then my naked crooked teeth. It would be too much work to have the braces taken off for one day. If I was to do that I wouldn't be doing it for myself (but for my family), It won't bother me to have them on. I am...

I had the four extractions on Friday Feb 3rd and the braces were put on Saturday Feb 11th...so a week and a day between the two.

Thank you all so very much! You folks are truly incredible and this board has been a big help in having a positive attitude. It's just so nice to have people around who know what your going through. When you all say they're looking great or how exciting it is to see the progress, I know you all real...

I just posted an update on my first adjustment in the Our Braces Story section. My top teeth have moved so much in the first month, the pictures are really incouraging for anyone who's teeth are totally messed up like mine are. See the link below: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=7797...

Hi! I had my first adjustment yesterday, ouch! Right now my teeth are pretty damn sore. But after comparing the new photo's I just took to the old photos and I can't believe how much they have moved...well at least the top teeth. So far it's been a month since I had the braces put on. I've only had ...

I will also back up that spacers hurt me a hell of a lot more than the braces have so far. I was in the same thinking as you, that if the spacers were giving me that much pain then the braces must be ten times worse. I have only had a little bit of pain with the braces. I haven't even taken any pain...

My Girlfriend had an implant started in November and will hopefully have the tooth in April or May. She is missing one of the teeth right beside the top front tooth...it's genetic. Our dentist performed the procedure...I even got to stand there and watch the implant being done. It was pretty interes...

Has anyone had experience with ordering from smileshop.com? I am in Canada and am trying to place an order with them because the product I want isn't available in Canada. For some reason the NEW Waterpik Power Flosser isn't available here in Canada and I can't find anywhere else that will ship to Ca...

I also love my metals! They match the rest of the stainless steel that I have in my ears and face. I never even considered going with clear. It was a big bonus when I was told it would be faster and cheaper to go with metal. I have black and red ligs which I think look really smart with the metal br...

Hi bracedagain!

My girlfriend took the picture of me in the chair. We brought our own camera with us. Yeah keep a journal of pics is a great way to watch our progress. Good luck with your treatment.

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