Metal Mouth Message Board

First, I'm not saying this just to make you feel better. I honestly do not see misalignment in your front teeth. :shock: Actually they look so much nicer than mine!!! Not just better than mine. I think they look perfect! Second, I think I understand your concern. I'm actually in the same boat as you...

diande, thanks for your prompt reply!

Maybe I'm just thinking my teeth are protruding too... Maybe when I had a chance I should post some pictures...

Thanks for your advice and congratulate on your debanding again.

My friends, I feel really upset. I'd like to have some opinions from you... I have one big question to ask: Is there anybody who is not satisfied with the teeth after debanding? And asked to have the braces back on??? I'm one who is not completely satisfied with my teeth after braces. :( Actually, t...

Looking good! Congratulations!

I now have a new debanding date!!! I'm so excited! I think this time it will happen! :lol: Now I have a question. My ortho said she will put permanent retainers on my upper and lower teeth. Given it's "permanent", I'm wondering if I need to have my teeth cleaned prior to the permanent reta...

They cancelled my debanding appointment! :( Well, I actually triggered this... One week before it, I found one of my front teeth is kind of sticking out so I went in to have my ortho take a look. I was hoping she could fix it with the hawley retainer. But she put me on a supoer strong steel wire ins...

I just came from my ortho's office. I'm going to deband in two weeks. :D We have dicussed about the retains several times. At first she said I can wear an essix. After some research, I expressed my concern about biting to her. This time she said she will let me use a hawley for about a year (at leas...

Wow, fantastic!!! Congratulations!

Just an update. I talked with my ortho today about the retainer education I got from here, and my preference of a hawley. She agreed with the disadvantage of the clear ones not being able to help adjusting biting. But she said my biting is pretty good already and she wouldn't worry about it. She sai...

Meryaten, thanks for your picture again!

Now I'm more for a Hawley now. I'll talk to my ortho today~

Meryaten, TigerLily, and SDFD TSchott, thank you so much for your information, especially Meryaten, thanks for taking your time to post these pictures. They are helpful! Yes, I later found some pictures and explanations from google. I was apparently not using the correct key words. I'm a gagger too ...

I can't imagin I'm getting close to the debanding day too! After about a year and half with braces. My ortho and I discussed about retains briefly during last visits. She said I will get a permanent on my top front teeth because one of them was rotated prior to braces and rotation is the easiest to ...

Thanks, KK and laurie. Although very happy, I started to feel the familiar miserable last night. :( The brackets are not poking yet, but they sure put a lot of pressure on me... I have been drinking a lot of water because I don't seem to need wax this time. :roll: I keep telling myself, hang on ther...

Finally, 8 months since the uppers were on, I got the lowers! I'm so happy! Right now they looked really zig-zagged. :wink: But I'll get the chance to see them getting back on the nice curve. :wink: I'm so happy! Haven't feel pain yet, but I know it'll be hard for the following several days. Having ...

I got the spacers as well this week. I have one on the top that is sticking out a little so my teeth are a lil bouncy LOL!! I keep biting on them and doing that feels good for some reason!! Yup! One of mine stuck up a bit like that, and I too would sit and gently chew on it - felt almost like a lit...