Metal Mouth Message Board

our ortho brought this up when wifey got her braces on yesterday, and it scared her so that she went through two days of mild to moderate discomfort (not pain) until tonight when she had complained about the discomfort enough so that *I* got worried that she was torturing herself. i've been reading ...

chevy: thank you for posting this. i might not have thought about it until too late!

she showed the kids her glowing smile this morning. they used one wire tie to anchor the archwire instead of the buccal tube with wifey's first archwire because her 'anchor' molar is so rotated that they couldn't get the archwire in the tube. they'll be working on that in a bit, but we're not sure w...

people,

in summary, all i can offer is to make a an effort to be in touch with your spouse or significant other's feelings about getting braces.

they probably took a longer time than you know to arrive at this decision, and your show of support makes a difference.

so my wife had braces when she was a kid. some of you know what she expected, having worn braces as a kid: wires, twisted around the brackets and tying the brackets together - there were no powerchains or such things; there was more pain and discomfort than we get these days. it was like having some...

well the day has come and almost gone. the house cleaning was a smash hit, the flowers were the bow on the present, and nothing else mattered. after the novelty wore off, she wanted to go for a run, which we did, then what she wanted for dinner was a cheeseburger. the soup was going to be too long t...

i chose metal over ceramic brackets (and brackets over invisalign) based primarily on cost. i'm also not worried about what others see, and think i'll be happier not trying to hide something which is obvious to me. that's my choice though; not right for everyone. we'll see how i feel about it after ...

consultation was free. my treatment (10 months top & bottom) will cost me just under $4000. I get a family/concurrent treatment discount, and they did a couple of other things for me: lowered my down payment because my wife (whose treatment will be more costly) will have just given them a substa...

hoping my son takes my example, that's all i've got to offer; he's not available for another 12 years.

believe me: i can be a total clod as well, but can't we all? this time i happen to be ahead of the game...

update: it's coming up finally, and she's been out of town since last wednesday. she comes home tomorrow (monday) late, and her appointment is mid-afternoon tuesday. she'll be leaving mid-morning with the kids leaving me here alone for the day. i've been mr. mom since last week with three kids, and ...

Ok Tommyfive, you rock. Just don't make the rest of us guys look to bad. Just to turn this around a little, I might have to drop some hints to my wife about how she can make me feel a little better on the big day. :D hmmmmm I really could use some new golf clubs, that will definitely make me feel b...

To bad you could not get your braces at the same time as your wife. I bet you will both look good in braces. Now you can have contest as to who teeth move faster etc. heh - i think that might make me more self conscious than wearing braces in the first place. the super cute factor. it would be a fu...

my orthodontist said he would be putting braces on the top arch first, then the bottom in another appointment, but i don't know how long after, or why (obviously i'll have to ask). there should be no bite problems, aside from a moderately deep vertical overbite so i suppose there could risk of bitin...

no hard date yet, but getting braces in march. 12 brackets on each arch, all metal. they tell me they'll be on for 10-12 months.

sorry i let this lag a bit. the rest of the week has been nuts! thanks for all the input! i have adjusted my plans - forget fudge - ben and jerry's has some new organic flavors which have had her mouth watering. i know what to do... our childcare plans fell through at the last minute that day, and s...