Metal Mouth Message Board

My ortho set the date for my bonded retainers for 19th Sept and asked that I see my hygienist for a cleaning as close as possible before this so I'm going on the 17th. I guess it's to make absolutely sure that the retainers don't get bonded down on top of any uncleanliness which would then be stuck ...

Soluble aspirin! It kicks in much quicker that way. It's brought me back from tears after a couple of particularly cruel adjustments

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Your feelings sound soooo familiar! I was given a very rough estimate of 18 months, accepted it could be over that and have just got a debanding date for Oct which'll make it 23 months in total. I hit my wall about 2 months ago and now just want to be done too! It is so frustrating when you feel rea...

I'm sure it can't hurt to have a bigger deposit to start with - even if it's not strictly necessary, it'll make the monthly payments afterwards much easier to bear. I think you've been sensible in covering your bases, how heartbreaking would it be to be delayed just because of a few pennies?! I thin...

Hi Bellboy and congrats on taking your first steps! I think these things vary hugely, it seems from a lot of posts here that our US archwired cousins perhaps can be quicker in getting consultations and then braces fitted but I might be wrong. Maybe there are just more orthos to go round over there! ...

I've been optimistically sneaking a peek at this board for a couple of weeks now, in the hope my time would be coming soon but now I feel justified in being here as I have a debanding date! Only problem is that it's not for 10 weeks because my ortho is away most of August and they can't fit me in an...

hi Rachel and Welcome to archwired! :D I'm 27 and in the UK too, it's good to have you join us. Congratulations on making the appointment, it's those first few steps that take the most courage in my experience - once you're on your way it all gets easier and falls into the normal routine of things. ...

Mine was 10 weeks too, but this was because it was over the Christmas/New Year holiday period and the soonest they could fit me in. I was a bit annoyed too as I was desperate to keep things moving from the start but the good community of archwired informed me that the wire would carry on doing its w...

Hi MelisaM! Sorry to hear that you've been finding it tough in these early days and I really feel for you. I'm sure though that once you have the wire in place you'll feel so much better about things. I too was really worried about what I would look like with braces - rightly or wrongly, I put a lot...

For me, braces has always been primarily about appearance but also a couple of other factors at play. I felt very self-conscious about my teeth since my wisdom teeth came through and messed everything up - I hated having my photo taken and tried to smile with my mouth closed to avoid anyone seeing t...

I've had the top ligs changed every adjustment because I've stuck with the clear ones and they stain (even though this last month I've actually managed to give up the super-staining espresso!). I've also been in between adjustments to have new ligs when a couple have snapped. The bottom ones usually...

Hi there Ava, so glad to hear you're loving your braces experience! It is a great decision to have made for your health and wellbeing - be proud. I had the same premolars removed and can say that after 19 months my final gap has pretty much finally closed over the last few days! All four gaps closed...

CONGRATULATIONS Joney! They look amazing, you must be so pleased! :-V :-88 :jump: I hope you've been celebrating in style and it will carry on feeling so great forever more. How much longer for the bottoms? At least you got the tops off first, they're the best I imagine! Well done on sticking throug...

Glad your bleeding stopped ok! I don't think there's any "standard" times for it, like everything else everyone's teeth and bodies are different. Mine bled for about 5-6 hours! It was sipping iced water that stopped it in the end

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Hi JWDallas and CONGRATS on getting braced! :-)o Your teeth really are beautifully white and a great shape - you're going to have a wonderful smile at the end of this. I just wanted to chip in to say that your little wayward lower canine looks pretty much exactly like mine did before getting braced ...