Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks for your responses. I don't know how direct I have to be - he already knows I'm unhappy with the non-matching bracket but brushed me off. He said they don't have any extra Ice brackets and he did not offer to order any. I've had it since last fall but when I inquired about it at my appointmen...

Hello, I am wondering if my orthodontist, who is actually a dentist and TMJ specialist that does ortho, is cheaping out on me. I have Inspire Ice ceramic brackets, but I had to pay about $200 extra for them because my ortho is a big advocate of the Damon 3s and does not typically use ceramic -- bad ...

Helloooo, GemGal I was glad to hear that you were happy with the Ice brackets. How careful do you have to be about staining??? I love red wine and am imagining that I will have to give it up for the next year and a half (except maybe right before an appointment). What about tea? I drink a lot of gre...

I have been wearing a TMJ splint since last June and will finally get braces in 2 weeks. I was originally inquiring about braces when I found out that I had to fix my tmj problem first. That was a huge disappointment because I just wanted to get the whole adult braces thing over with (I was 25 then ...

Thanks again everybody for your input. My mom is the only one I've told about archwired - I call it my online braces support group. I decided to go with Inspire Ice. I'm a little nervous because my ortho has not used ceramics that much ... however, I decided that he wouldn't have offered me that opt...

Thanks everyone for your responses. You've been helpful (and confusing)! Does anyone have any photos of themsleves with Damon 3s on their front teeth? I have seen the website and the brochure but those photos were not like what I saw on the "mouth model" at the orthodontist's office (big c...

Hello, I'm 26, female and in January I'm scheduled to get braces (after 8 months of wearing a tmj splint). Throughout this whole process, I have imagined getting the "nicest" possible ones ... the so-called invisible braces ... but then I moved and my new orthodontist is big on the Damon 3...