Metal Mouth Message Board

i am 27,braced the second time,i am from N.Virginia,damon braces top and bottom for 12-15 months.

Hi,guys.Yesterday I got a new addition---elastics!!!My question is-----when did you start noticing changes?And the second question is---I was told to wear it 24-7,but it is not possible---i cant eat with it,and i am taking it for brushing----do you think it is ok????Thank you.

Kiwikaren----I think that time between appointments is not the preference of the ortho,but more likely situatuion with the teeth .Like your situation---you were in the initial archwire for many months and you did not need your wire to be changed,because it was doing its job,but you cannot deny the f...

About extractions----i have 1 missing premolar on the upper jaw,and 1 premolar on the lower jaw----you DONT have to extract teeth on the other side to make it proportional!!!Looking at my teeth you would never guess that i am missing those teeth!!All the teeth are proportional and my midline in corr...

thank you for your responses,i thought that with every passing day your teeth supposed to look better and better,but obviously it is not always true,well,i just have to wait and be patient,and i will have straight teeth eventually!!!

hello,everybody.It's been almost 4 months since i am braced--damons on top and bottom,i am very pleased with the progress on the lower jaw,and i was pleased with the top jaw progress until my first adjustment 1 week ago,when my initial wire was replaced with the 16*0.25 (RECTANGULAR)ON TOP AND 14*O....

i know that Britney Spears had braces as a teenager,and she said in some interview that she liked them,because it made her feel that she is a grownup.(sorry my mistakes-i am a foreigner)

i know it might sound stupid,but i am getting discouraged after 3 weeks of being braced.I see no progress at all with my crowded teeth,but some of the teeth that were straight before became ugly looking.Is it normal that in the beginning of the treatment teeth are becoming worse then they were befor...

hi.I did in office 1hour whitening .The first time it was about 3 years ago( I did REMBRANDT WHITENING) and then i did ZOOM whitening about 1 year ago.I can tell you it was the best thing i have ever done--my teeth became 10 shades whiter.And the good thing that they will never become as yellow as t...

thank you for your reply.but i swear i read somewhere on this site that some people can actually wiggle the tooth with a finger,but it is temporarily. anyway, i am scared of that!!!but well,what to do---i want straight teeth,so i am ready for that!!!

HI,guys !thank you for your responses! i have another question(i think i am getting paranoid and my treatment have not started yet!!!!!) I learned from this site that teeth can become somewhat loose while u are in braces,because they are moving into their new position,and to say honestly,that freaks...

HI,guys !thank you for your responses! i have another question(i think i am getting paranoid and my treatment have not started yet!!!!!) :lol: I learned from this site that teeth can become somewhat loose while u are in braces,because they are moving into their new position,and to say honestly,that ...

hi,everybody! i am a 26 year old and decided to get braces for the second time in my life (i had them when i was 13,but didnot finish my treatment).so here i am--ready to do it again !!! My main problem is just some mild crowding on top and bottom,so i am getting Damon braces .Estimated treatment ti...