Metal Mouth Message Board

ill give you some hope, i had my lower jaw moved forward, im two weeks yesterday, banded pretty tightly, but all the swelling is gone, took about a week and a half, for that to go away, and i can open my mouth slightly, allowing me to talk again, it is tough tho fighting against the bands. I have an...

Im 23, and I say just stick with it, i wasnt really looking forward to getting braces, but knew it needed to be done, ive had them for about 10 weeks now and I cant believe the movement ive already seen. I had the same speech problem as you at first and for the most part I speak normal again. I alwa...

im with with you, im 23, ive had mine for a month now, and im so damn happy I could finally afford to get them, cant wait for the results.

my bad, im still learning all the terms, but I would be extending my lower jaw

thanks for the info, they would be moving my lower jaw forward

i will be getting braces over the next couple months, 1 question i have is about my underbite he mentioned i will need surgery, but said my jaw wouldnt be wired shut when that happens, just cut slid forward then some screws put in, did he mispeak or is true that my jaw wont be wired shut?

i went about a year ago to an ortho and he basically gave me the run around on invisalign, he said he could do it but it would cost more, didnt give me price, he wanted me to get ceramic braces, and he said that would cost $10 000 plus jaw surgery, i never talked to him agian, i found this place llo...

I have a pretty bad overbite, crowding on my lower teeth, uppers arent to bad but need to be straightened, i know i would need jaw surgery to set it correctly, can invisalign be used to straighten teeth and then have my jaw set later? heres a couple pics, not the greatest. I saw a general dentist to...