Metal Mouth Message Board

I was right, my uppers need some work still. But my lower braces are gone! I'm going in for my temporary retainer at 3:15 this afternoon, and in for another appointment in two weeks. I hope the uppers will be resolved by that time, but no matter what, the braces won't be coming off then, I'll have t...

My de-bracing is scheduled for today. My ortho said we could push it back if I wasn't satisfied, and I think I have to do that b/c the concerns that I mentioned in my last post are still there. I wish I had some photos, but I've been slammed at work and haven't had time for them. Unless my ortho say...

I went in for my panic/pre-debracing appointment on February 27. I'd say the result was a mixed bag. My main concern was that it didn't feel like my bite was aligning properly yet, and as I'm scheduled to have the braces off on March 13, I didn't think I would be happy with the result. It felt like ...

Thanks Karen & bracedagain! I just made an appointment for February 27. Sometimes I have a problem with perspective. Even if my concerns are completely groundless, I need to go in and tell them what's worrying me for my peace of mind. And if my concerns aren't groundless, then there are things t...

Thanks for your comments, everyone. I'm excited about my tentative de-bracing, but I'm actually semi-panicking, and I'd really like some input and perspective. My bite is fitting together no better than it did in the last photos I posted. I raised this concern at my last appointment. My ortho looked...

Your teeth look fantastic! Congratulations! But pardon the dumb question - why do your teeth hurt!?! Is it the pressure they put on your teeth when they're removing the brackets? At any rate, I hope it goes away soon! Fantastic results!

Hi! I just got back to work from the ortho. He set my D-Day - March 13! He made a few minor adjustments to my lower and upper wires - a few bends so everything will straighten out, and my bite will fit. I still have to wear elastics 24-7 for two weeks, then night only for the last two weeks. Then, b...

Hi everyone - KK, Tin Indian, & SimInsomniac - thanks for checking in on my story, & for your encouragement. The elastics aren't actually that bad, it's just when I'm speaking in front of a lot of people (which oddly enough has happened more in the past 3 weeks than it has the entire time I'...

Hi! Sorry the photos are so large, I thought I had sized them a little smaller :oops: ! I had my 9th appointment - I think it was my 9th, anyway, I may have lost track - on Jan. 2, and I got a power chain(on uppers) and elastics! I chose a bright coral colored power chain on my uppers b/c I thought ...

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http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2184/dsc00711cz3.th.jpg http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5498/dsc00712qs3.th.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3596/dsc00713kl4.th.jpg I didn't notice it until just now - it looks like my front upper left is a little crooked. I can tell with my tongue that ...

No progress to report, just a happy anniversary to me! I can't believe it's been a year already. Take heart, newbies - it really does go fast. My initial prognosis was for 12 - 14 months. It's turning out to be closer to the 14 than to the 12, but that's okay. My birthday is coming up on the 28th. I...

I knew it wasn't going to be a good day when I woke up this morning with a nightmare about my teeth. I dreamed that my enamel was peeling away, leaving my teeth transparent and weak. When I woke up, I had to check my teeth in the mirror to make sure it was just a dream. Does anyone else have nightma...