Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey, guys Thanks for the replies! I feel better now, cause I was thinking I was the only one that has pay like this (The braces on a Budget way! LOL! )! I'm gonna make a HUGE down payment though.

How may here had to make a big down payment or got braces on a monthly payment plan? I just wanted to see how many people do this these days. I'm not financially fortunate, so I will be paying around $105 monthly when I get my braces!

WOW! So many replies. Thanks you guys, this has really helped me out a bunch!

Kiwi, You give great advice.
Good Luck to ya, jmrut22!

Initially it was to be between a week and a fortnight, but I had to make it nearly six weeks, due to a delay in getting a dental check, a hygienist appointment for a clean and more indepth x-rays of my impacted canine. My ortho was great, and just rescheduled, coz he wanted me to have these things ...

mostro wrote:Hi everyone. great site. I just got damon 3 today, but the archwires are of the regular metallic color. I didn't know you can get them in other colors. I will post some pics soon.

Hi! I would love to see your pics!

Okay so I went in for an adjustment on Wednesday and found out that my overbite had been overcorrected . In other words, the elastics pulled my top teeth back too far. Now, the elastics are being used to push them back the way they came from, ofcourse, not all the way. So anyways, I haven't heard o...

Meryaten wrote:I have seen some pics, even here on ArchWired, where the coating on the wire has become chipped. But I've also seen a colleague in braces who had the coated archwire, and it never looked less than perfect.

Who has pics??? I would like to see them.[/b]

Thanks for the post KK! Yeah, I will check up on the white wire some more. I still have about 2 months to go before I will be in Braces,So I"m soaking up all the info I can get and doing my lil' homework too!

It depends. My bottom wire isnt' changed much but my top has been changed 4 out of 6 adjustments. (over 14 months) M1k3y has a different treatment plan and his wire is changed more than mine. Depends on your teeth, your ortho's plan, and the wire that is currently being used. Don't feel dumb!!! Exp...

I don't have damon brackets but I do have the "tooth colored" archwire and so far the color has not chipped off or even scraped. I seriously doubt that paying thousands of dollards will result in cheap hardware. I wouldnt worry about it since they are replaced at every adjustment you have...

I don't have damon brackets but I do have the "tooth colored" archwire and so far the color has not chipped off or even scraped. I seriously doubt that paying thousands of dollards will result in cheap hardware. I wouldnt worry about it since they are replaced at every adjustment you have...

Welcome, but I cannot help you with the tooth colored arch wire. I don't think they could use this because the wire needs to be able to move in the brackets. When that happens, it would rub the coating off the wire, I would think. Hi, and thanks for the reply attagirl! I love your smile in your ava...

Hi, Newbie here. I have lurked loooooooong enough, and now I have a question. I was wondering if there's anyone here with the combination of Damon 3 braces with tooth colored arch wire? If so, do you have any pics? Thanks! Also, how long does the arch wire stay white? Is staining a problem? TIA