Metal Mouth Message Board

Just a note to badbyte about referral options - it sounds like you'd be able to get a lot of info if you found a dentist, especially if you need basic dental work as well as orthodontics. However, I actually got referred to an NHS ortho by my doctor rather than my dentist. It took me 4 months to eve...

Ah - no wiring. Plates and screws for me, and that is the procedure they described. Now I know :) I was amused (?!) when they'd listed the risks of losing sensation in my upper and lower lips, chin, cheeks and tongue, and then said 'but it shouldn't affect your speech'! I'm fairly pragmatic about th...

Hi - I haven't posted on here since before I got my braces (1 year ago) but I check in frequently to see how everyone's getting on! There is so much useful advice on here - I've been much better prepared when talking to my consultants because I know what kind of questions to ask :D The before and af...

Thanks Daveyboy - very welcoming to get a reply so quickly! I've nosed around this site quite a bit over the past month and there are so many useful / funny threads that a lot of my questions were answered before I'd even thought of them properly! Are you having treatment privately or on the NHS (a ...

Hi, I've just joined the site, so this is my first post! Have just got back from my orthodontist clinic, and will be getting my braces in January (will prob wear them for 9 months before surgery). I first had the opportunity to have surgery when I was 19, but decided against it, for many reasons - I...