Metal Mouth Message Board

I was braced on January 20th and have not even had my first adjustment yet. So far, my ortho received $1000.00 from my insurance company.....$705 from me and I am on a monthly payment plan of $205/month for 14 months. Now for my question......I might be moving to Albany, NY (currently in PA). Will I...

I asked the same question a few weeks ago. Opinions vary. I was quoted a price based on ceramic but when it came time for me to have the braces put on (which was just yesterday) I chose all metal. Several reason why......I want colored ligs and yes you can still get colored logs with ceramic but I l...

Thank you for your reqponse. He took panoramic and cephalometric x-rays but no molds. He did this funky thing with mirrors in my mouth to get shots of my upper and lower teeth. I kept breathing and fogging up the mirror.

I've read several posts where people mention that molds were taken before being braced. Here's what happened with me.... I went to a cosmetic dentist who recommended braces and he recommended an ortho. But first, the cosmetic dentist filled two teeth and gave me a crown on one bottom tooth. Then I w...

I'm getting braced on Friday.......January 20th !! I hope everyone is as excited as I am !!

Thank you all for your input. As I expected, opinions vary depending on individual likes and dislikes. I've read all your posts and have taken everything you all said into consideration and still haven't been able to decide. I love the look of colored ligs on the clear brackets but ...if I remember ...

My ortho quoted my price based on clear brackets in front and metal on the back teeth. After reading some of the posts, I'm worried about staining. I called the ortho's office today and talked to them about my concerns. I was told that since I am a BIG tea drinker, staining could be a problem. He ha...

How about peanut butter and cool whip !! Yum !!

OK...Ok ...I know I posted earlier this week saying I am getting braced on 1/20/06 but I just had to post again with pictures. I enjoy seeing everyone else's before, during and after photos so I thought I'd share mine. Ignore the pen marks on the teeth that the ortho made while explaining what he ho...

I am 36 and have wanted to straighten my teeth since I've been 15...it's finally going to happen on 1/20/06. I am so excited ......it's all I want to talk about!! When are they going to have the chat room working ?? :) Thank you all for posting your stories, pictures and words of wisdom. I've learne...