Metal Mouth Message Board

Not all of my teeth received brackets when I was first banded. After several months of treatment, my ortho added brackets to my second molars. This didn't mean that I was close to being finished. Maybe by "last" brackets, he (or she) means that those will be the last of your teeth that wil...

... at the moment i have applied to stores literally EVERYWHERE where i live and im in need of job right now. i have some money saved up in an account from a previous job but i have a $60 dollar phone bill coming every month so its depleting. ....man i need a job quick I would wait a while before g...

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But that will mean that my top braces are going to be on for over 14 weeks and bottom for 12. Im worried that this is going to stop the progress that my teeth have already made. I all stressed and worried. I hope I have made the right decision but is December just too late. Well, if your first orth...

So my question is, is the bracket "bad" or just mispositioned? Is it normal to have to remove brackets to reposition them? I've had brackets replaced for repositioning. This wasn't because the bracket was "bad" or defective, it was just that the bracket had done all it could do ...

Getting a "free" consultation depends on where you live.
In the US, consultations are usually free. Consultations in other countries usually aren't free, take England for example. I've noticed that a lot of members from England have posted that they had to pay for their consultations.

Elastics really aren't that bad. What your ortho might do is give you elastics that go from your upper canines to your lower molar brackets. I had that arrangement with elastics for about 8 weeks and it wasn't too bad. I actually prefer it to the upper canine to lower canine that I'm supposed to hav...

Wow! Your teeth look gorgeous! Congrats!

iamtheotherme : My FSA has two "payment" options. I can either pay out of pocket first and then get reimbursed from my allowance (I think this is how your plan works) or, I can have the medical provider charge my FSA credit card. My plan has a Visa card that's tied to my designated allowa...

Since you have still time to enroll, I'll tell you how I had mine setup. I told my ortho's office that since I'd be paying for braces out of pocket (no insurance coverage for braces *sigh*), that I'd like to work out a payment system so that I could use my FSA to cover my expenses. I also wanted to ...

I, too, have braces and all 4 wisdom teeth. There's plenty of room back there and they're healthy, so there's no need to extract them. Sometimes, I think dental professions would rather people get their molars extracted because it makes things easier on them , (my dental hygienist always mentions ho...

I was so excited to finally be getting my teeth done that I jumped at the chance and then when they were on started to get really concerned ready the message boards on here that maybe i should have went with other treatment.... im glad and worried at the same time... Well, the good news is that now...

Nope, not at all!

I've had powerchains for most of my treatment and I can (happily) report that the powerchains will move your teeth together and the wire will continue to align your teeth into their appropriate positions.

I, too, have a tongue thrust but it hasn't impaired my progress with braces yet. I think I'll end up with a bonded retainer once they come off though. Since I've been made aware of my thrust, I've been making a more conscious decision to keep my tongue in its proper place, though it isn't always eas...

Some orthos have mulitple locations or offices.
So maybe if he/she isn't working at one location, they could be at another.