Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi BraceMD, I am an MRI Tech and braces can definitely interfere with an MRI of the head. It causes a good deal of distortion to the image. The area surrounding the mouth shows up as a big black spot which sometimes extends into the brain. Our radiologist usually gets us to do a couple of series of ...

I got braced with full metal uppers and lowers this a.m. It took about an hour and went smoothly. My ortho had this interesting gadget that goes over your tongue with suction on each side so they don't have to constantly stop and suction your mouth out while you have the lovely and oh so comfy lip r...

Congrats! I'm glad to hear it was a pleasant experience for you. Good luck with your treatment and may it continue to go smoothly!

Well, I go at 8:30 a.m. on May 23rd! :banana: I am a little nervous and still trying to decide if I want ceramics or metals. I like the idea of ceramics being less noticeable but don't know if I want to deal with the issues of staining. I LOVE my coffee and tomato based sauces! My ortho said he will...

Hi Bracedagain! I also go Monday for my records appt. Lucky for me my Ortho doesn't do molds up front! I am very happy about that b/c I was dreading it. I have a severe gag reflex and I am claustrophobic so those things kind of freak me out! Anyway, they told me we would go over the contract and tre...

Shrek, Welcome and congrats! I will get my braces at the end of the month. I have small gaps beteween all my top front teeth. Nothing major but the Ortho also told me it would take around 8 months to close those gaps. I have crowding on the lower arch and he said those would probably look straight w...

I have my records appt May 15th and will hopefully be braced May 18th or 22nd. I shouldn't have to have spacers so I am VERY excited about that! :mrgreen: I am very excited and nervous. I can't wait to get started! Stacey07...I've noticed time varies from ortho to ortho in regards to spacers. Most o...

Thanks! I'll try that tomorrow!

I searched but didn't find an answer to this particular question. Someone else had mentioned this problem though. I bought just the basic Crest Whitestrips that you have to use for 2 weeks. The problem is they slide around on my teeth ALOT! So much so that I feel I am wasting my time! I try to do it...

My Doc explained that if you have an overbite at all he will not do ceramics on the bottom. His concern is that since ceramics have a larger profile than metals that your upper teeth will continually hit the ceramics. Believe it or not the ceramics are harder than the metals and the concern is that ...

I had my 3rd consult today and it was different from the others. As I have mentioned I LOVE the Ortho and staff I saw last thursday but I already had this appt and figured I should see what he had to say. He was saying he wanted me to see a Periodontist about gum recession. He wouldn't do braces or ...

Thanks for all the replies! I am leaning towards ceramics on top and metals on the bottom. I just don't want that to be the 1st thing people see when I talk to them! The main thing I worry about with ceramics is lig staining. I LOVE my coffee! I'm not sure I'm into color but who knows I might decide...

It's like KK said, he just seems very up front and honest. We had a discussion about why he hates Invisalign (I'm not intersted anyway because of the many bad things I've read about it.). He strongly urges against them because he has seen alot of problems with trays not fitting right in mid treatmen...

I had my 2nd consult today and REALLY liked the Dr. and the staff was great! He had braces as an adult and says if he had to do it again he would have gotten metal instead of ceramics. He said it doesn't really affect treatment time much but they are easier to work with and debond. He uses self liga...

I was advised by my dentist to see an Ortho because of crowding on the bottom. One of my teeth sits behind the others just a bit and the others are just turned a little. He said if I didn't get them straightened that my teeth would continue to crowd that one out and it would eventually have to be pu...