Metal Mouth Message Board

[quote=djspeece post_id=503213 time=1531166055 user_id=20342] At one time my fantasy was that the teeth would surrender from sheer fatigue to the forces of the powerchains and my whining, and smoothly close gaps. Of course that didn't happen but it was fun to think about. Talk to your ortho, as sugg...

[quote=solo321 post_id=503185 time=1531023959 user_id=32120] Hey there. Sorry to hear that things seem to be moving very slowly. It is very annoying when orthos don't really address the concerns we have. Ask them if they wouldn't mind going over the treatment plan with you. Have you tried bringing i...

[quote=assertives post_id=503183 time=1531022825 user_id=30576] The alignment usually gets worked on before the closing of spaces, and then the bite gets worked on. That was the same for my case too. My ortho worked on unraveling the crowding, then aligning the teeth and then only started closing my...

[quote=strinder post_id=503180 time=1531004883 user_id=29916] Hi! I also have braces because of spacing. When I got my braces my ortho said that those who have issues with overcrowding see the difference with braces early on while those of us with spacing have to wait until the end of the treatment ...

Long time listener! First time caller! So, I'm 10 months into my braces journey. I decided to get braces to close the spacing in my teeth. (I had a lot of spacing. All but my front, top four teeth had some type of space in between. I even have all of my wisdom teeth!) While some of the spaces have g...