Metal Mouth Message Board

I also had 4 extracted and 2 of my bottom wisdom teeth all at once. Since my history with braces is long, If you go look at my reply to "Retainer isn't retaining my teeth? Any help appreciated! "By Yellowmustard, this might give you an idea. I'm sure this doesn't happen to most people but ...

I'm surprised to hear there are others out there like myself who are going through the same issue. My first time in braces was about 5 years ago, had them on for little over 2 years. I was very satisfied with my teeth when I got my braces off. I had a permanent bottom retainer and the upper front fo...

5 1/2 years! Wow! :shock: If it really really bothers you I would mention it. I know your excited to finally get them off but, once you get the braces off you might regret not saying anything. Think of it this way, you have already had them for so long, whats another year or so! Then again there is ...

Hi Sbebs,
So are you saying the ligs in the photo is the color "smoke" ?
cause they look verrrrrrrry clear! And look like they would stain in a day.
I've had the light grey( like smoke color) on the bottom before but it didn't look light that! It was visible light grey!

Thanks for all the suggestions on this. I did previously ask about the wire ties and was told it would not work for me. I think I will try some color only on the bottom to see how it looks for now. I feel I don't want to use color on top since I paid extra for the ceramic and its not noticable. I ca...

I have Ceramic brackets on top and metal brackets on the bottom. I'm currently using the color "Pearl"(clear) power chains on both top and bottom. I'm really careful about what I eat and drink and try to brush my teeth right after. Know matter how careful I am, after about 2 weeks I notice...