Metal Mouth Message Board

Thank you very much for the sharing of your experience. I'll ask my ortho for the small bonded retainer to be fixed behind my front upper central teeth.

Aurilia:

I have one more question. Does the small bonded retainer behind the teeth interfere with your wearing of the clear retainer?

Thanks.

Thank you very much. I'll ask my ortho for the bonding wire behind the teeth. I think I'll need it. I hope it would not affect my wearing of the clear retainer. I'll post how it goes.

Your upper teeth are very beautiful now.

Thank you very much. I will ask my Ortho for the small bonded retainer behind the teeth. I think I'll need it after my brace come off in the future.

When the orthodontist used tight C-chain, the gap closed. When he used loose C-chain, the gap recurred one day after the visit. Two weeks ago, he did not use the C-chain, now the gap between by two upper central teeth became it's original state 1 and a half years ago (just one week after the last vi...

When the orthodontist used tight C-chain, the gap closed. When he used loose C-chain, the gap recurred one day after the visit. Two weeks ago, he did not use the C-chain, now the gap between by two upper central teeth became it's original state 1 and a half years ago (just one week after the last vi...

My archwires was changed to thick ones on my 4th adjustment. But the upper one kept breaking at the same spot just before my upper last molar. Last time it broke only 5 days after the new thick wire was put on. I went to have it replaced. But now it broke again-- 2 weeks after the wire was replaced....

Meryaten: Thanks. I don't have those self-ligating brackets. Except for the molars, all the other brackets (including ones on premolar) are clear ones with rubber ligs. The brackets on the molars are metal. jane2 - I'm betting that you're in self-ligating brackets like Damon 3 or GAC In-Ovation (to...

My first adjustment was 8 weeks after the braces were put on. Later, my orthodontist asked me to visit him every 7-8 weeks. At the most recent 4th adjustment, both archwire changed to thicker ones, my ortho asked to visit him 10 weeks later. 10 weeks! isn't that too long?

Thanks. I will call the assistant tomorrow. My ortho only sees patients 3 mornings a week. Every visit, he only spent 5-7 minutes with me. He is a full time professor, so schedule is very busy. Most of his patients have invisalign. His assistants might got bored with me. Because once again, the arch...

I had my 4th adjustment last Mon. (7/31). My ortho changed the archwires to thicker ones, since the thinner lower archwire broke twice after my 3rd adjustment. My next adjustment would be in 10 weeks. Wouldn't that be too long? But to my surprise, only after 5 days, the archwire broke in two places ...

Thank you very much for all the responses. Today, I found the sharp pain is not only between the last two molars, but also between the premolar and the second last molar on the upper left side. I hope it would not be sth. wrong with this second last molar. I have no cavities or fillings. I'll try th...

I've had my brace for 4 months. I've never had toothache before. I had my teeth cleaned 2 weeks ago. However, for these three days, every morning when I drink my first glass of water (room temperature), I felt strong nerve painful between my last two molar teeth on the upper left side. The pain last...

Usually what size of elastics do you wear to close an extracted gap? My lower left premolar was extracted, and the elastic rubber band was tied between bilateral incisor and the left last molar tooth. I found that last molar tooth has rotated. So now I switched the rubber band to tie to the 2nd from...

Thank you very much for all the responses. I just ordered the Rotadent electric toothbrush online. Your responses helped me make the decision.
I really appreciate it.