Metal Mouth Message Board

Definitely get a second opinion! I'm in braces for the second time, and my first orthodontist sounds EXACTLY like yours. Seriously, I was 18 when i got my braces on, and he refused to answer questions, etc. It was pulling teeth just to get 10 minutes for him to speak to me. He kept telling me it too...

I had an expander bar put in my mouth at the end of January. Not an RPE, bu t just a regular metal bar that sits in my mouth. It's definitely working, as my mouth has gotten bigger, but as a result the left side of it where the spring is on the expander is now poking into the roof of my mouth-and it...

It looks a little less inflamed already!:) I've never seen a canker sore quite that size, but i hope it goes away soon as I know how painful they can be!

Today is actually my 3rd day in braces-for the second time!:P The first time around, I had probably the worst orthodontist ever. Actually, turns out, he was not a licensed orthodontist at all! After he took the braces off (and boy, was I not happy with the finished results at all), I went in for a c...

Sorry, my sister has my digi cam so I can't take a picture of my teeth at the moment. I did go in for the retainer though, and while the Ortho was not there (visiting a different office today), I explained to one of the dentists and the ortho assistant how unhappy i was-both were completely shocked ...

I got my braces off today after 16 months, and Im not 100% happy with the results-we've been struggling for like 2 months with one of my front teeth. I expressed my concern earlier with the orthodontist(Who btw, I have had MULTIPLE issues with over the months) and he told me that the reason it did n...

i haven't had any popping yet, except for when the elastic breaks! and ouch, that really hurts! What's odd is that 3/4 of the teeth w/ elastics HURT! Why not the 4th one?! lol Actually, Im happy about that! I've been eating on that side! I can't wait until i get over some of this soreness and can we...

swellen wrote:

KK, I could be wrong but I think you might be confusing Dr Rick's speed braces with Wilkodontics.

I was about to say, SURGERY?! IM GOING TO GET SURGERY?! LOL

Mostro- While I'm not really sure about Damon3's, I can tell you about fast braces; or Viazi's-well, how it was explained to me. Normal braces move the crown the first year, and the root the second year. However, Viazi's moves both at the same time, thus cutting the time in braces basically in 1/2-f...

I have them! I don't know about less costly (I'm paying 4200$ for 12-14 months of treatment, whereas a friend of mine is paying 2500$ for her traditional braces, w/o insurance, for 2.5 years of treatment -her teeth are ALOT worse than mine). I will say that I have noticed a huge difference in my tee...

Hey yall! I got elastics on yesterday:( One my right side, they go from the very bottom back tooth to the top front K-9, and then on my left it goes from the back top tooth to the bottom front tooth (basically just the opposite on both sides, lol). I have an overbite so I'm assuming this is to corre...

hehe...I went in earlier and boy oh boy am i feeling good! She cut the wire on the top as best as she could (there's a tiny bit sticking out, but i'm totally fine with it because it feels soooooo much better than it did!) and then she ended up having to take the WHOLE wire off on the bottom to get t...

I'm on my forth day and I've already noticerd a change! One of my top front teeth was crooked-with the edge on top of the tooth next to it!Now it's almost completely off the other tooth!

lol...i know how you feel!!! I'm actually only 18, but people have always thought that I'm older than I am, like in my 20's, or that I'm older than my big sister, but now???? I look(and actually feel) like I'm 13 again! It's like gosh!!!! nooo!!!) I actually just got my braces on Friday, and while I...

I called and as soon as I told her they were scratching my cheeks she told me to come in today! Which is GREAT because, alas, the wire on the bottom right side has popped out as well- hopefully she'll cut that baby too-although the end isnt poking like it is on top! Ok...I'm going to try and post pi...