Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm forever fascinated by those awesome white teeth! They're coming along great. The gaps have closed in so quickly and the arches are rounding out nicely too. Your posts have me laughing out loud...if only those assistants knew the half of the rules you were breaking, they'd be horrified. Hope you ...

Hi everybody Thought I'd do a quick update...nothing too eventful. The upper left lateral is doing much better now that nobody's been poking and prodding at it for a while. So I don't have to go back for another ortho visit until February '08. Yay! Hopefully at that point I'll only have to wear my r...

Hi Denise Thought I'd check in and see how you're coming along...I haven't been around for a while. Your teeth are looking great and that's exciting your son is so close to getting his off too. Sorry to hear the last couple visits haven't been too eventful but hopefully your turn isn't too far off. ...

Hey Linda Wow...you've been through a lot since the last time I stopped in. Sounds like those extractions were pretty tough...good to see you're still in good spirits about everything. Hope you get all your feeling back soon and good luck with your next appointment. Hopefully, it'll be all good news...

Thanks for stopping by MissSmiley, Linda, and Denise. As always, your encouragement is much appreciated. MissSmiley - that makes me feel good that you don't know which ones have the bonding, that means my dentist did a good job :) Actually, I've always been happy with his work. The bonding was to th...

Hi Denise Sounds like you've had a busy and exciting summer so far! Your progress is amazing and your smile looks awesome. It's great to see a whole smile with a real live face attached as opposed to just a bunch of teeth. Good to hear your elastics are going well. As for eating with them on, I swal...

Hey Linda

It's been a while...just catching up on your story now. Your teeth look fantastic! Good luck with your debanding tomorrow...looking forward to some post debanding pics.

Hey folks Yes...I've been MIA for a few months. Been busy with work, home renos, and my new obsession...facebook. Anyway, thought I'd give an update for those that were following my story. So I had gotten my retainer as of my last post but of course it didn't fit properly right from the get go. It k...

Hi Rachel

Just catching up with your story...glad to hear you've looked at all the possibilities and made a decision you're going to be most happy with on all fronts. Looking forward to the updates...

Hi Linda

Your teeth are looking great...not too much longer...yay! Was wondering where you'd been the last little while. Congrats on all the exciting events in your life!

Hey folks Had my first retainer appt. last week. That ortho makes me soooo mad! I know I must sound like a total complainer from my posts but I honestly don't complain about much but this guy just makes me crazy! He gave me my full facial before and after photos and expected me to be all excited abo...

Hey everybody...it's been a while so thought I'd do a quick post. My Florida trip was good. Weather was pretty cold but certainly better than snow and -20 back home! Lots of great shopping, got out golfing one day, and managed to keep fairly busy. Finally got around to taking some post removal pics ...

Hey Denise

Couch looks great...teeth look great too. It's really amazing how your facial features have changed so much in such a short time. Things are really coming along for you!

Did you find anything out about the jaw popping?

Hey everyone, I've been naked for about 3 weeks now and have had constant sinus pain pretty much since I got the retainer and had to go on antibiotics last week. The pain just won't go away. I'm prone to sinus probs to start with but the pressure from the retainer on the roof of my mouth just seems ...

flipib05 is right, the clear one is called an essix and the one with the hard plastic and wire is a hawley. From what I've read on the site, each person's situation is unique and wearing time seems to vary quite a bit from person to person. I've read about all sorts of combinations of hawley, essix,...