Metal Mouth Message Board

Good Luck today! I hope you have a great appointment

I've been reading your story and you have come along way. Your teeth are looking great and your arches are looking good too!

the metal things are wires they put around the bracket instead of ligatures. i think it was because the ligs wouldn't fit casue the brackets are really close right there

well here are some pictures with my top braces now on! I think this is the first day I got them on. they are so nice and clear! http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/kristin0724/IMG_3084.jpg http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/kristin0724/IMG_3085.jpg In the picture below you can see how the cle...

hey, wow its been awhile since i've posted! SorrY! Well now i have my top braces on! i have the inspire ice brackets. they looked so nice at first, then i went on this cruise and well i didn't no it but i had this yellow chicken soup and it had curry in it! and well lets just say the clear rubber ba...

sorry its been a while since i updated. Last thursday I got my expander on! I talked pretty funny for a few days but now i talk pretty normal except for a few words. I went in for my first check-up on it this morning and it has expande 3.75 mm so far. I doesn't hurt to bad when its turned each morni...

YAY!!! I got my bottom braces on yesterday!! I woke up early in the morning. I didn't eat much breakfast cause I was soo excited! Finally after what seemed like hours, I was there, going over the paperwork and signing stuff. Then finally I went and sat in the chair and the work began. First the lady...

hey, my spacers are feeling so much better!! I doesn't even feel like they're there anymore! But i am glad i get them off either today or tomorrow!! Tonight i go in for a final consultation, then tomorrow morning at 8:30 i go in to get my braces and stuff! I am so excited!! i am amazed at how fast t...

My front view smile! its a little funny since my bite is a little off from the spacers! http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/kristin0724/teeth01.jpg Left side view. I hate the little tooth next to my main front tooth. Its so small. I plan to have it bonded, or get a veneer or crown in the end to m...

man those little blue spacers can cause a lot of pain! the other night when i was flossing, i attemted to floss the tooth on space over from the spacer and it hurt REALLY bad to get the floss between my teeth and floss that tooth. i wasn't expecting that pain and it hurt all night after that. Then i...

wow, i can't eat anything! I tried to eat my yogurt and granola which i have for breakfast everymorning but i couldn't bite down cause it hurt. I even tried these soft rolls and i had to eat it with my front teeth!! So now i am eating some baby food lol. i don't know what i am gonna do for lunch. i'...

:D hhhmmm.... well i'm not sure how to start this out. I have wanted braces for quite some time. I personally don't like my smile though lots of people have told me i have a beautiful smile. I had an braces consultation a few years ago but my mom thought my teeth were fine so we never went through w...

Hi, I'm Kristin and am very excited to finally be able to get my braces. My orthodontist gave me two options to choose from and i am having a hard time deciding which would be best (they both cost the same).Oh yeah, and I have a crossbite. The first method would be to expand my upper arch, then have...