Metal Mouth Message Board

Wow congrats on your progess, that's amazing!
You've made not so worried anymore, I'm fifteen and I have to get braces soon, plus I have a gap in between my front teeth aswell and to see your teeth now has made me excited!

Wow congrats on your progess, that's amazing!
You've made not so worried anymore, I'm fifteen and I have to get braces soon, plus I have a gap in between my front teeth aswell and to see your teeth now has made me excited!

Well the ortho never said there was any serious need for braces and back then I was pretty happy with my teeth and I was vain and didn't want braces! I so wish I got them back then. He also mentioned elastics to me but never explained them properly, thus me thinking that I was gonna have a little el...

Thank you everyone!

I really, really do not want braces but I figure I should because there is no point going through my life not liking my teeth and such.

I'm gonna go for a consult on may 1st, I'll be happy only having braces for 8 months or something.

What would you say if you saw my teeth? Do you think I desperately need braces to close that gaping gap between the top and bottom teeth? Sometimes I think I should get them and sometimes I don't! I figure I should get it done because I'm pretty young right now so it would be better, but on the othe...

I'm so confused about all this braces business, basically I want my braces to be as non-noticable as possible but I can't afford ceramic and such so am just getting normal metal braces. Is it possible to get clear ligatures, or tooth coloured ones with the metal braces? (I'm not even sure I am talki...

Whoa that's crazy the amount some of you have spent on braces.
I can get mine free in the NHS, and I'm still not sure whether I want to get them or not! Even though I dislike my teeth.

Good luck everyone on the remainder of your braces journey!

Is it possible for a teenager to get ceramic braces free on the national health service?

Oh wow, your teeth look great mtbrncofn. You have now made me excited to get my braces on.
& only 11 months? That's amazing.
Thanks for the pictures, I now know what to expect.

I have pretty big gaps between my two front teeth and between my top and bottom teeth and I was wondering if anyone knew what type of braces I'd need and such? Or could give me any advice? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v159/sourflavoured/5d9822ca.jpg & how long from having your first consult...