Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi FarewelltoArms. I am saving up for a consult with Dr. Gunson in CA around the first of the year because I want to have sliding genioplasty. You say you now have a double chin due to the surgery. Can you please explain how this happens? I know they take a sliver of your jawbone and advance it dow...

Hi, I had a sliding genioplasty a year ago, and just like the topic creator, I'm very disappointed with the results. I too, have a "double chin" even though I'm not the least bit overweight and nor did I have one prior to the surgery. I haven't seen the surgeon since the surgery, but I pla...

So I went to the dentist the other day, partly for a cleaning and partly because there has been a rather nagging pain on my top left back molar when chewing. Its business as usual, they clean, tell me I have 3 cavities, yadda yada. I ask them to examine the aforementioned tooth, they do so, and disc...

For anyone who is contemplating or awaiting extractions, I've decided to provide you with a first hand account of my sojourn in the dentist's office. I walk into the office, and the receptionist who greets me is especially genial. I bide my time for a bit with a Rachel Ray cooking magazine until I a...

Hi, this is my first post in this forum, although I've had braces for approximately 6 months now. I'm a 19 year old male, half black/ half white mix, and I've been reading a great deal about orthodontics, or more explicitly, extractions. My orthodontist presented me with two options, non-extraction,...