Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi dt, I was just doing a search for the exact same problem. I have linguals and just had two teeth pulled, and I'm having a really difficult time with it. I'm doing everything I can not to open my mouth. Did your ortho ever find a solution?? I'm going back on Thursday thank goodness so hopefully my...

I got upper linguals on two days ago, and I am SO happy with them. It was such a great decision and well worth the money. I have a very slight lisp if I'm not thinking about it, but it's very easy to hide. I was talking normally by the end of the first day. They are almost completely invisible excep...

Hi Lin, I am having two impacted canines extracted in two days, and I'm terrified too. I don't trust anathesia at all, and I'm having horrible panic attacks. My situation is actually very unusual- my canines are in the lower jaw, lip side (we hope), and its actually a baby canine that never came in ...

hi Chelsea- I wanted to get braces when I was your age, but you're right, it was tough b/c all of my friends had just gotten theirs off. You're very brave, and you're definitely making the right decision. I don't think that there is ever a really a convenient time for braces, but I know that sooner ...

Well, if you're willing to travel that far, I have a very good ortho in the Boston area. He's doing ibraces for me.

This is turning out to be a very slow process! It's been almost a month, and I have yet to have anything done...but that is going to change very soon, and I am going to have more than enough done to make up for the dry spell. I had an ortho appt like 2 weeks ago where we decided not to go ahead with...

Thanks, everyone who's written back. Yes, KK, I think despite the fact that I obviously shouldn't have waited so long, having my canine in is going to make the braces process a lot easier. I spoke to my ortho today, and we're going to schedule a meeting to discuss my options next week. He wanted to ...

Today was the first day of progress in my brace's journey, and it wasn't pretty. To give you some history, I hate my teeth, and I am ashamed of them. I am not doing this for health reasons...I am a vain girl with crooked teeth and a horrible self-esteem problem. I have not had a single friend (other...

wait a second....where do you all live? I live in Boston and went for one consultation for ceramics or linguals, and I was quoted $8500-10,000!! That doesn't seem remotely reasonable! Does anyone have linguals? Does that price seem really out of line for ~18 months? Good thing I'm going to see someo...

jennandtonic- firstly, I like your name! clever:) secondly, I had the exact same problem. i had gorgeous teeth as a child but some of them never left. I kind of lost track and didn't find out until one of the adult teeth came in the roof of my mouth. My parents said the same thing "all those mo...

Lexy, I am so sorry to hear that you went through this to, but so relieved that I am not the only one. My boyfriend and I moved across the country to a new city about a year and a half ago. While I had tons of friends when we were in college, I haven't made a single friend since I got here b/c I'm t...

I know this is an old post, but this topic really grabbed something in me. I have my consultation tomorrow, and I've just come to terms with the fact that regardless what the ortho says I need to do, I'm doing it. I realize that I am doing this purely for cosmetic reason, and some people cannot get ...

Eleni, Thank you so much for your posts. I have very similar teeth to yours, and I thought I was the only person in the world with a canine in the roof of my mouth. When my canine started coming in, I just ignored it. Whatever happens, I really appreciate your posting. It's very encouraging to see t...

It sounds like we have similar problems. I have very minor crowding everywhere, and my eye teeth are sort of flared (not too badly). It looks like they just need to reined in though, not like a major procedure. I also have one tooth though that is growing out of the gum a little too high up but on t...

Thank you for the reassurance. I went to the orthodontist who was recommended by my dentist, and it was really not good. He acted kind of disgusted that I was 24 and hadn't fixed my teeth yet, AND he refused to discuss linguals with me. He said "oh those cost too much and will take at least a y...