Metal Mouth Message Board

Yesterday I went for a long visit, for which my ortho was going to do some filing of teeth and to reposition a bracket. I had no idea they were going to take off 7 brackets and reposition them! While I was waiting on the ortho to come see after the assistant removed them, I took out my phone and snapped a pic. I love how my teeth are coming along so quickly!

In fact, my original sentence was 2.5 years. I got the braces put on top and bottom this year in January (10 months ago). Now, the ortho says I have done so well with wearing my elastics, I only have 6-9 more months left! Woohoo!

It really, really pays to wear your elastics. My ortho said I saved myself surgery and shaved a year off my sentence all because I wear them so faithfully!

Wow! Looking great, congrats!

Fun! Did it hurt getting those off? I like your one bracket that is still there! Looks like tooth jewelry.

Beckyboo, surprisingly it did not hurt. The worst part was them scraping the old glue off to make a good surface for thenew bracket. It just sounds like nails scraping a chalkboard but it doesnt hurt! My sister also said it looked like a diamond on the front tooth! Haha.

Looking great!! It does look like a diamond!

GORGEOUS! You are going to be stoked when you're done!

Love it! Wow! (I've been known to sneak a pic or two myself. Too funny!)

Great progress and I too like the "tooth jewellery" bracket!

Looks great!!! I'm happy to hear that sentences can be shortened! You must be thrilled with your progress so far

Thank you all! Yes Professor, I am thrilled...beyond thrilled. I cant believe that I may only have these on for 18 months, when I was preparing for twice as long.

My ortho couldn't stress enough that it was my wearing the elastics that made the difference. It took a while but I finally have an overbite and it is all thanks to those pesky rubber bands! I know you cant see it in the before picture, but i had a crooked edge to edge bite and the ortho thought for sure I would need jaw surgery. I loved proving him wrong!

Now, if I can only get the courage to ask him he will give me a discount now! Lol

Congratulations on the great progress!

I'm glad to hear getting brackets removed didn't hurt. I had a Carriere Distalizer removed and it hurt like crazy. I think two of the teeth weren't quite set yet, but it has left me terrified that all these brackets on my teeth will have to come off eventually.

Awesome! Congrats

Beautiful!!! And how great that you don't need surgery for sure!

wow 2.5 years (30 months) to an estimated 18-20?

Best of luck!