Metal Mouth Message Board

It has taken 8 long years to solve my ortho situation, many problems along the way. Braces came off yesterday!! But despite the difficulties I feel like I've made a whole new family of friends. Love my ortho, and love his staff. In fact, I found this site searching for ideas for a special thank you ...

You may want to stop pulling before you end up in a situation like mine. Probably your impacted tooth is ankylosed. Yesterday my braces came off...finally...after 8 1/4 painful years, 3 surgical exposures and 1 extraction. If your tooth has not moved in a year it is not likely going to without furth...