Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey Jovifan, I understand your nerves. I get braced on Monday too, 8:30 in the morning. I have ddecided that I will not go to work that day because I will need some time to get used to them.....

hey Jenfire...Just read through your story...man your progress is amazing. I will be braced next monday and we have something in common I too have a crown on my upper front tooth actually the exact same one as yours. I feel good to know that having a crown wont interfere with progress of having a gr...

Hey y'all, Just a quick update...... yesterday I had my spacers put in. Thankfully I only need four. I am not having any kind of pain, just the feeling that I have something (which I do) stuck between my teeth. Seems like the spacers will not put me through any agony. Lets keep our fingers crossed f...

Thanks y'all for all of the kind words...I will keep you updated..I go back on the 15th for a cleaning, 17th for the spacers, 23rd to put on my permenant crown and the 29th to put on the braces..by the time it's all over I will have been in the dentist's office at least onnce a week.... Hey Shell142...

Well the crown has been removed. I am now sporting a temporary crown. To my surprise it looks much better than I thought It would. Much more natural looking. I will post pics of things as they progress.

Thanks for the response Marvin. Im glad to be able to come here to make me feel at ease. Im sure as the big date gets closer I will have tons of questions, I hope everyone will put up with me.

Hi Guys, Thank goodness for this site. I will get spacers on Jan 17 and braces on Jan 29th. I have to go tomorrow to get a gold crown removed from one of my upper front teeth. That was the fix for my teeth instead of getting braces when I was a teenager. I had a gold crown put on that also filled th...