Metal Mouth Message Board

I've had my upper arch braced since March of this year, ceramic in front with metal brackets in the back. Unfortunately, because I have a lot of crowns in back, two brackets popped off on my right side early in treatment and my ortho replaced them with bands. So I have bonded brackets on my left mol...

I had both first upper bicuspids out in August and they were not the "easy" extractions everyone said they would be. Turns out my teeth have very thin roots and that caused both teeth to break into pieces and complicate the extraction process. Despite taking every precaution, I did end up ...

I had my first cleaning with braces (and a powerchain) a few weeks ago and my hygienist had no problem cleaning my teeth. My orthodontist had mentioned that they could remove the wire and powerchain prior to the cleaning if I wanted that but that hygienists are used to cleaning around braces and so ...

mominbraces, did you pick your "happiness police" orthodontist just because he was treating your child or did you also check out other orthodontists before settling on him? Like you, I am facing the extraction of 4 bicuspids -- in my case, to correct a severe overbite and flaring of both u...

serenity4u, how severe was your overbite originally? I'm very interested in your post because I'm facing extractions to correct an overbite/flaring and one of my concerns is the potential "aging" effect it could have on my facial features. In my case, the overbite and flaring is fairly sev...

The average cost for braces in the US right now is about $5,000. But keep in mind that is just the average; the cost varies depending on region. I live in the upper Midwest and am paying $4,800 for an estimated 24 months of treatment, including a set of retainers and two years of "retention&quo...