Metal Mouth Message Board

Mine is not smoothly bonded like the one pictured; it sticks out a lot more and the edges are very sharp. I think I will at least make an appointment to talk to my ortho, it has been over a week and everything I eat still gets caught in it and it is impossible to floss, since the cement got in betwe...

Beckster: Did they just use the existing wire, or did you have to get another one made? Did you have to pay for the new retainer again?

I've had a lower fixed retainer since I got my braces removed almost 8 years ago. Recently it broke and I went to get it replaced since I didn't want my teeth moving. The first retainer I had was only anchored to two teeth and laid flat against my teeth in between. This time there are huge balls of ...