Metal Mouth Message Board

**Update** Well, it's been just over a year since I got my braces on, and I wanted to share some new pics and concerns. For the most part, being what feels like the only 20 year old with braces hasn't been too bad. When I first meet someone, I still get extremely self concious about them. I am takin...

ironyengine-Thanks for the reply! About the extractions and eating...the first day it was pretty bad I mostly had shakes and smoothies, but then I got used to it. I just used my back teeth a lot more than I usually do. A week later I had the wire put in so I was back to shakes because of the pain of...

I'm an 19 year old college student from NY. I got my braces on June 1st after having my 4 extractions. The main reasons for my braces are my overjet, overbite, and some crowding. I am supposed to have them for 24 months if all goes well. The pain hasn't been intolerable (with some advil). It hurt re...

rage31, thanks for responding. I read your about your journey so far, we seem to have very similar teeth, and it makes me more confident that I am making the correct decision. Your teeth look great, you must be really happy with the treatment so far :D I look forward to seeing how your teeth move al...

x3trinity, thanks for your response, the "anchor screws" sound like a good alternative to surgery, I hope they work out well for you :D I'm hoping the braces will fix my teeth enough, since surgery and anything like that scares me so much. sophielafille, I've had people have say that my te...

Duffle, Thanks so much for your reply, I am glad to hear from someone in the same situation as me. You must be so excited to get them off and to have a smile that you love :D Good luck Thursday getting them off while I will be getting them on and starting the long two year process. I'm glad to hear ...

Granola, thanks for the heads up, I took the head on photo down :oops: If anyone has similar problems with their teeth (bad overjet) and have opted for full braces and no surgery, I would love to see some photos or hear about your experience (I have searched with no luck). Can anyone give some insig...

Thanks dark_angel for the reply, I would love to see some of your pics if you wouldn't mind posting them :D KK, thanks for the warm welcome and reply. I really wish I voiced some of these concerns at the consultation as well, but I was overwhelmed by the whole thing and honestly haven't given them m...

Hi, I am so glad to have found this site, a little late, but I could still use some advice. I am a 19-year-old college student with a large overjet and an underdeveloped lower jaw (thumb sucking worsened the overjet). The overjet causes me to never ever smile with teeth showing, which I would love t...