Metal Mouth Message Board

ok, i think i can deal with that.thanks!your teeth look great!

so, i went for my 9th adjustment today (yay!) and my ortho said next appointment he's going to "smooth" some of my teeth.i know what this means, but do i want it?will my teeth look perfect and cookie cutter?i want straight teeth but i don't want them to lose all of their character!just won...

i've had my uppers for 6 months now and have had no problems (yay for me!), but im getting my lowers tomorrow and have heard from a few people (including my ortho) that they can be more difficult to deal with.just wondering if anyone else has had a lot harder time with their lowers and is there anyt...

are you supposed to floss between the teeth with bands on them?thanks!

thanks for the reply!i actually had all of the teeth extracted a little over a month ago :) it wasn't a great experience.i swelled up so much i looked like a completely different person and it took a good while to get back to "normal", but now im doing great! i got my spacers in monday and...

on november 3rd, i had 8 extractions (4 impacted wisdom teeth and 4 bicuspids).i was extremely swollen for a week after surgery, especially on the right side and im still recovering.all of the stitches have dissolved on the left side and im able to eat pretty much anything, but all of the stitches a...

and here i sit with four missing teeth...did i need anything else to be worried about!?

the oral surgeon says i need to have all four of my impacted wisdom teeth taken out.on top of that, i need four bicuspids extracted for braces.im absolutely TERRIFIED of this!i know it probably won't be as bad as i think, but im wondering if i should get it all done at once or break it up?also, im h...

i've only gone to one ortho, but he was very nice and seemed to know what he's doing.it was my first time meeting him and i felt comfortable.im ready to "get this show on the road", so i don't really want to try another ortho (and i don't want to keep paying for consults!).i assumed i'd ne...

so, i've finally made the big decision-im getting braces!or am i?i still don't feel absolutely sure, even though im getting my molds done today!the only thing really holding me back is getting 4 teeth pulled (not my wisdoms).i've never had a tooth pulled.i've looked around on this site and seen othe...