Metal Mouth Message Board

Thank you for your replies. I guess I really need to just chill out and let the ortho do his job. I think I'm way too critical, especially of myself. Thank you for the reality check!

Please check out the pictures below. I'm 15 months into an estimated 18-24 month treatment time and I still have concerns about my four front teeth. When I look at my teeth I see that my front two big teeth are not symmetrical. One is larger than the other and they also have different shapes (probab...

Please check out the pictures below. I'm 15 months into an estimated 18-24 month treatment time and I still have concerns about my four front teeth. When I look at my teeth I see that my front two big teeth are not symmetrical. One is larger than the other and they also have different shapes (probab...

Hi everyone, What is the easiest way to post pictures on this site? I have a digital camera but am not sure how exactly to submit a picture. If anyone can clue me in on the best way to do this it would be appreciated. I wanted to post a few pics (I'm 15 months into treatment out of an estimated 18-2...

I've been braced for almost 14 months now and am due to be debanded in July (hopefully). Today I got my first set of xrays since before I had braces put on. The ortho also changed the positions of 7 of my braces and I was told the moves he made were to correspond with how my roots had moved which he...

I've been braced for almost 14 months now and am due to be debanded in July (hopefully). Today I got my first set of xrays since before I had braces put on. The ortho also changed the positions of 7 of my braces and I was told the moves he made were to correspond with how my roots had moved which he...

I had an adjustment about 2 weeks ago and I noticed a few days after that when I flossed my wire was loose and my floss inadvertently got passed through to the next tooth. Upon closer inspection I noticed my wire wasn't completely secured in the bracket. It doesn't hurt at all; I'm just wondering if...

I had an adjustment about 2 weeks ago and I noticed a few days after that when I flossed my wire was loose and my floss inadvertently got passed through to the next tooth. Upon closer inspection I noticed my wire wasn't completely secured in the bracket. It doesn't hurt at all; I'm just wondering if...

Doctors? I'm still waiting for a reply...

Thanks!

I'm over 30 and feel old enough as it is but several times people have said, "Wow... isn't that something you're supposed to do when you're, like, 12?!!!" The other day I was at work and my coworker said, "Aren't you a little old for braces?" and I said, "No, I think they ac...

I've had bonding (years ago) on some teeth to 1) fill a gap between my two front teeth 2)lengthen some teeth that weren't long enough. Shortly after I got braces, bonding on one tooth (next to my two big teeth) chipped and the ortho filed it down so it would be smooth but the tooth was noticeably sh...

Thanks shinyam for your reply! I definitely am not telling the ortho how to do his job and I agree that that WOULD be annoying! But when he had to take a close look at both areas and then said, "Yes, I DO see what you're saying" it made me think he did not see those issues before and so, i...

I'm halfway (hopefully!) through my sentence with braces and recently, when I go into the office, I've been bringing 'problem areas' to the attention of the ortho when he asks if I have any questions. I'm not trying to run the treatment but I do have some concerns that I want to bring up. At the las...

I'm halfway (hopefully!) through my sentence with braces and recently, when I go into the office, I've been bringing 'problem areas' to the attention of the ortho when he asks if I have any questions. I'm not trying to run the treatment but I do have some concerns that I want to bring up. At the las...

According to my treatment guidelines I will be 32.