Metal Mouth Message Board

So I went back to the ortho yesterday. He took a look at my mouth and then asked how long I'd had them on: 23 months. He tells me to follow him, then he brings over the assistant who has been working on my teeth. He berates the guy by demanding "what do we fix first? The front or the back?"...

I'm 23 months into my braces treatment. They have to be off before April. I have a lot of complaints about my orthodontist's office (one being that no one besides the crazy head guy and the receptionists speak English), but I have one concern in particular. My adult teeth all came in very close and ...

Actually, I finally got my dad to do it. He complained the whole time though. *rolls eyes* My orthodontist never tells me a thing about my braces. I go in, wait my turn, sit down in the chair, the special sunglasses handed to me, hold my mouth open as wires are bent in and out then handed my folder....

just stick em back on with a pair of tweezers and a toothpick. I've been trying to, but the angle is really awkward and I can't seem to do it myself (I wear glasses too and its on my weaker left side so I'm having trouble seeing it). I've been asking my family and friends to please help, but they'r...

I found a picture online and its most definitely a powerchain.

Hello, last night while eating chocolate chip cookies, one of my chains came off a bracket. I believe its a chain in that its gray with a loop coming off either end of a straight piece. The loops are usually wrapped around the brackets. With my metal toothpick, I'm able to pull on the loop so its st...

I did not think Medicaid would pay for ortho work othen than those under age 21. If you are a patient and payment is by Medicaid, I can almost guarantee they will treat you like a child because it is almost unheard of for someone 21 to use Medicaid for dental. Dental is solely a child option from t...

Now I'm confused. Did you have a spacer between two teeth with brackets on? Maybe that is a standard I have never heard of, but it's new to me. Yes, I have brackets on all my teeth and spacers between all the bottom teeth minus where the very front one fell out. Wires and springs are also attached....

Well, its the fact of the matter that I do look young and the braces sure aren't helping that impression. Honestly, this is something I've been dealing with for the last 5 years at least of regardless how people know my true age, they treat me many years younger. Cool beans when I'm 40, not so much ...

Thanks. I live 2 hours away from the orthodontist so I don't really have an option of just dropping in, unfortunately. The receptionist on the phone made light of my concerns as did my friend whom I've been going to about my concerns. I turn 21 the day after my adjustment, but this office keeps insi...

I feel like a nervous wreck here. A little over three weeks ago I had my brackets put on top while the bottom got brackets, wires, springs, and of course, spacers. Now I have nearly three weeks to go before my next appointment. However I'm feeling very anxious that one of my spacers has came out. I ...