Metal Mouth Message Board

It's been quite a while since I've visited this board, and my orthodontic treatment has been coming along nicely.... Until I moved last december. I found a new orthodontist in my new town. I was upfront with him that I would only be here for 6 months before moving again. This was apparently a huge m...

SuperDave,
I saw your video. That is WAY to many rubberbands!

Dave,
What is the triangle pattern? Does that mean you have 3 elastics on each side? I only have one on each side, no wonder you're in pain!

Hi edster, Most of my treatment over the past 2 years has been the creation and then closing of gaps. For me, closing gaps has meant powerchains - and lots of them. Yes, they're painful and yes, food will get lodged between your teeth and the chain, but the good news is that the discomfort only las...

I'm right about the six month mark in my treatment, and today I got 4 coils to close gaps and elastics too. Wow! I remember how very depressed I was 6 months ago, thinking this was all a horrible mistake, but thanks to reading all the posts here I got thru it. this forum has been so informative! So ...

I'm sure you'll get alot of varying answers, but it is certainly possible for decay to stop. I have cavity in a wisdom tooth that is in arrested decay. It doesn't hurt me ever and when the dentist poked it she said it was not soft. We are waiting for the tooth to be pulled up a bit before she fills ...

Hi, I am brand new here - I'm getting my braces put on tomorrow! This topic is very interesting. Last summer when I finally went to the dentist after about 4 1/2 years I was told I had 5 cavities. I couldn't get them filled since I was pregnant at the time. Last month I finally got around to getting...