Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi all,

Just wanted to ask you all how you are going with your braces, how long you've had them on, when your expected time is to have them taken off and whether you've had any issues.

9 months in
Sentence 24 months
Currently using ram elastics in a triangle shape (killing me!) can hardly open my mouth
Feel my teeth have stopped moving and starting to develop an slight overbite where the elastic have pulled my side teeth in and not my front teeth

Good luck on your braces journey!

Hi rainbowcatcher! I'm one month today! Actually just got my wires changed from a 0.14 to 0.18 and had a coil put on. I'm looking at 12-15 months. No problems at all ... Just a little soreness. Just got my first sore last week which is awesome. I was expecting my whole mouth to be tore up when I got braced. These new thicker wires have my mouth a little sore tonight but nothing a few Advil can't fix

Good luck to you as well!!!

Wow, im not 9 months in yet, but i also have to wear Rams in triangles and ive found i have to be really carefully as they break easy for me, but i feel they are working great, especially on my top left side which is coming together quick, while my top right is still noticeably off from the bottom right

Im set to get them removed next month!!!! finally.

Doubling up on rabbit in a class II since last Tuesday on the right. So far my right has moved into place but left has a slight cross/open bite.

When i was looking at my teeth i noticed on my right side that the top teeth are right above the bottom brackets and wires on that side, im a little slarmed that something may happen, but hoping the time until my next adjustment goes fine with nothing bad happening

Actually now that I have some time today to really inspect my teeth, the right side where I'm wearing elastics has an overbite and the left with non elastic wearing has a open cross bite. Didn't get a chance to call ortho. Will do sometime tomorrow.

Hi,

I'm 13 months in, with an anticipated sentence of 24 months, however, my orthognathic surgery was supposed to be after 12 months of braces, and that still is stretched to at least April. I'm not sure if this also stretches out my sentence for braces, but either way, I hardly notice them there anymore.

28 months in. Original sentence 16-20 mos. yikes! I'm way over now. Trying to fix a cant using a TAD.

Started 20 April 2015. So it's been approximately 10mth.
Was fitted with the strongest wire I need for my treatment. So hoping to finish in the next 4-6mth!

Just passed the one month mark with my braces. I have my first adjustment this saturday. Ive noticed alot of movement especially in my lower canine. That tooth was was behind the other teeth due to the baby tooth not falling out. The adult tooth just grew behind it. Beem seeing a lot of movement from that tooth which im very excited about

my last appt they took the bottom wire out and just chained.... getting braces off march 3rd. Is it weird that they would of taken the wire off?

Original estimate: 18-24 months. Currently: 55 months...but who's counting? I am soooo sick of cleaning these things! I'm wearing one tortoise elastic on the left side from a new hook they added with a wire tie on the last visit on a tooth that had never had a rubber band on it before, to the upper canine. Trying to close the bite on that side, and I have something called an ARC appliance on the front 6 teeth to try to close remaining gaps and keep the cant correct. I have a VERY small gap or two on the left side (I had two upper bicuspids removed) and I suppose I'm happy my orthos (I have two) are being so particular (especially since I haven't made a payment to them in almost three years), but I am ready to be done! (Also, so sick of my coworkers and customers asking when I'm going to be done!)

lambchop wrote:Original estimate: 18-24 months. Currently: 55 months...but who's counting? I am soooo sick of cleaning these things! I'm wearing one tortoise elastic on the left side from a new hook they added with a wire tie on the last visit on a tooth that had never had a rubber band on it before, to the upper canine. Trying to close the bite on that side, and I have something called an ARC appliance on the front 6 teeth to try to close remaining gaps and keep the cant correct. I have a VERY small gap or two on the left side (I had two upper bicuspids removed) and I suppose I'm happy my orthos (I have two) are being so particular (especially since I haven't made a payment to them in almost three years), but I am ready to be done! (Also, so sick of my coworkers and customers asking when I'm going to be done!)

Do you have to pay extra for that amount of time? I am so glad my price stays the same no matter how long it takes!

Why is it taking that long? Isn't root resorption a concern? Or are they moving things super slowly?

I haven't heard anything from them about additional payment; my contract for payment was fulfilled after 24 months, so as far as I'm concerned, I'm done. Also haven't heard anything about root resorption; they just seem to be perfectionists, and since I'm a bit older (45), maybe my teeth are just old and cranky, haha. The ARC appliance was ordered specially for me, and most of the assistants aren't familiar with it when they work on me. The orthos seem to think it's doing what it's supposed to be doing, so we're all just trying to be patient....