Metal Mouth Message Board

Miss Smiley, thanks, that could be another way to go.

bbsadmin , thanks for the grim but probably true report...I'm already beginning to accept it, since there really doesn't seem to be other options out there. You're right, I think those plans view these situations as pre-existing, and they've managed to weasel their way out of covering them. So as m...

Billy , Thanks for the info. I prolly should've asked about it when I was first thinking of switching jobs, cuz it's been a while back since then and I don't think I can elect to have COBRA anymore. So I guess I'm resigned to paying the remaining balance as well :( Oh well. Thanks, though! That was...

Hi guys, I'm not sure if anyone's been in the same boat as I'm in, but here's my current dilemma: I switched jobs midway through my orthodontic treatment, and my previous employer provided good dental insurance that covered up to USD2,000 of that treatment (my total is about $5,000). Fast forward to...

thanks KK!

I dunno why I always feel like I'm being rushed out the door (maybe because I really am hehe), but yeah I'll ask next time.

Those two powerchains are pretty...um...powerful right now. I'm beginning to feel the pull already :p

Hi, I just went in for my 5th adjustment today and my ortho put power chains to close out the two extraction-caused gaps in my lower teeth. I asked about the gaps in my upper teeth, and he said that the treatment there would be trickier (Earlier in life some dentist took out my permanent lateral tee...

Hi, I just went in for my 5th adjustment today and my ortho put power chains to close out the two extraction-caused gaps in my lower teeth. I asked about the gaps in my upper teeth, and he said that the treatment there would be trickier (Earlier in life some dentist took out my permanent lateral tee...

perfect news, then thanks again, KK![/b]

good to know, thanks, KK!

in other news, i wish i had taken "before" pics...it's only been two months but my 6 front lower teeth are already straight (and they used to be crazy crooked)

i just had some pad thai last week, and man did that stain badly :( i thought we weren't supposed to use whitening toothpaste cause we might make the rest of the teeth not covered by the brackets whiter, thereby giving us a yellowish square when they remove the brackets? just a question :D i've been...

hey, that's cool! i have clear braces on my top 6 teeth too! i thought my ortho was on crack but i guess it's not so unommon

i probably just have to get used to it, after all, it's only been 3 days

yeah, i think i'll ask my ortho about the length of time that this thing's gonna be on, and i'll ask him to be specific this time last time's answer was "until the tooth rotates to a better position."

erm...exactly how fast is fast? the elastic kinda cuts my tongue

'course i put on a brave face in front of my ortho and just said "well, it has to be done, right?" but dear lord! a bracket on the inside of my upper right first bicuspid (3rd from your front tooth), an elastic stretched and hooked to the cleat on my molar :D he said my tooth was oriented ...

thanks for the words of comfort there, melancholyrose, and for the food tips, heavymetal

guess i had *some* foresight as i had scheduled my extractions on a thursday...i could work from home friday and then wallow in baby/old people food all weekend