Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi Everyone After all the delays and complications over the past couple of months or so I am glad to say that I am finally getting my braces on Wednesday! The timing is a bit off as I have my work christmas meal on Thursday lunchtime, another family meal on Friday and, of course, Christmas dinner a ...

Thanks for your replies. I guess it is just a run of bad luck - I hope things will start getting better soon. The reason I have paid so much already is that I paid a £1,000 down payment and I started paying off the rest in monthly instalments in November. It is £120 a month for 20 months. As far a...

Hi All I've just had my brace day delayed yet again and I am getting so frustrated that I just want to cry! My orthodontist was recommended to me by my dentist and, having also seen 2 other orthodontists, I thought I had made the right choice. However, so far I have experienced nothing but problems!...

Thank you all so much for your replies - what a nice bunch of people you are! I think I am going to take the day off work and try to make a nice day of it. My appointment is at 8am so I can go home afterwards and relax a bit and maybe do some christmas shopping later on. My boyfriend and I were also...

Hi I was due to get my braces on Saturday but the orthodontist has postponed my appointment to Friday 8 December. I am so disappointed as I had started to psyche myself up already and this is the second time brace day has been delayed now following complications with extractions. Hey ho, there is no...

Hi Everyone Thanks very much for all your replies. I had the extraction done yesterday. I had it done by local at my dentist and it really wasn't too bad. I was really really nervous beforehand but my boyfriend came with me for moral support! The worst part was actually the nervousness beforehand I ...

Hi Everyone Thanks very much for all your replies. I had the extraction done yesterday. I had it done by local at my dentist and it really wasn't too bad. I was really really nervous beforehand but my boyfriend came with me for moral support! The worst part was actually the nervousness beforehand I ...

Hi This is my first post but I have been reading the message board for a few weeks now. I must say it has been a great source of information and a real confidence boost to know that there are so many other "grown-ups" in the same boat! I was due to get my braces on Saturday but unfortunatl...