Metal Mouth Message Board

Definitely call and see if you can get a quick appointment with your ortho to have it checked out. After they set my de-banding date, I called three times and had quick appointments to fix small things that I noticed. I didn't want to show up to my debanding appointment and then have them tell me th...

My orthodontist told me at my last visit that he will use temporary steel clamps which will be implanted temporarily in my jaw. Apparently it is a new feature and I will be his first patient to receive this treatment. My orthodontist is very tight-lipped and I'm worried like hell what am I getting ...

Don't forget that you can also claim the miles that you drive to your appointments and back. This helped me a lot last year because I had to drive over 150 miles to and from my ortho. Make sure you check into this as well!

From what my doctor and the assistant said, I guess mine came in fast. My surgery was on March 10th. Starting on March 23rd, I had adjustment appointments every three weeks. The tooth started to break through on July 1st and was fully in place (had to be rotated to line up with the rest) by late Sep...