Metal Mouth Message Board

thanks kiwi~

yeah- he seemed very ho=hum about how much i use them, but did mention "the more i use it, the quicker it'll come!" so alas- I promise to wear it as much as possible- although I have to shout out orders at work- hopefully it doesn't hurt too much ....

really, even when you're eating? my little brochure on elastics 101 says to "never wear them eating" I wonder if its a specific for type 3's then? i'm curious now

What a great appointment! And I would say the news and treatment you got at this appointment definitely makes up for your bad experiences before, wouldn't you?

That's amazing, only approximately six more months! That must be a great feeling, belmikry. And we will look forward to those pictures.

congrats belmikry on such a great appointment jam-packed full of good news! Wow - you'll really be done in 6 months? That's fantastic - even though you've been sooo positive about your treatment all the way through, no doubt you'll be glad nevertheless to go naked! Feeling your joy right now

At my first consultation with the ortho she was also very honest that she didn't think I'd get the two arches perfectly aligned - I really appreciated her being straight with me and didn't think it was too much of a big deal. After all, what's a little 1 or 2mm misalignment when the rest of your smile is perfect?!

Can't wait to see the progress pics - you keep us all on the edge of our seats!

man- anyone have hints on elastics and numbing the pain [sigh]

apparently I woke up in the middle of the night and took mine off! [ ] without even realizing it- because it sure wasn't in my mouth in the morning- and it was definately on my bathroom sink ...

I'm so glad I didn't get my bottom wire changed- because today is a pretty sore day on my tops- especially my incisor and canine- where the elastic was ... hopefully I wont have to talk too much at work today [sigh] ....

I got my friend to take some pictures- hopefully she'll send them to me tomorrow

Kim.

I found that when I had the rubber bands at first, the teeth where the bands were attached hurt quite a bit. I would usually drink something cold. That would release some of the pressure. But the pain only lasted a couple of days. I will say the pain comes back time to time.

I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures. Good luck with your rubber bands.

Best, TD

Belmikry!

I totally feel your pain with the rubber bands! I just got mine yesterday! I have one on the right side running across 3 teeth on the top and 2 on the bottom! Its so hard to open my mouth with it! It hurts so bad! I took mine off at 7am when I went to the bathroom although I don't remember doing it! I've found it really hard to talk with it and I love to talk! I have to go volunteer at the hospital tonight and I'm kind of worried about wearing it!

Congratulations on the great news that you only have less than 6 months to go! Totally jealous! I don't think my ortho even plans to guess when I'll finally be done! Can't wait to see some pics!

Good luck and hope we both adjust to our elastics soon!

~hAnnah





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Top braces: 4/28/04
Bottom braces: 11/16/05

thanks Todd and Hannah- I can't believe I took them out without knowing! I feel so bad! o_0...

it's somewhat better today- i', just so glad I didn't change my bottom wire too .. ouch...

I think something nice and soft tonight for supper ^_^' ....

That's fantastic news Kim! Let the countdown begin!!

ok- finally was able to take pictures!

so this is officially my 7 month comparison shots! [again, so sorry for the massive 3 month delay ] ...


JAN 30th 2006


TODAY: August 30/2006

not bad huh?






may I say I am throughoutly impressed by my movement- although I find the pictures misleading! ... I can feel the imperfections in my mouth, but when I look at the pictures- I don't see them



note the right side- alignment still off- but getting better in comparison to the pic on the right- from May 2006.... below is the Jan 2006 initials


...you may also the pics of the new elastic!




pic of may 2006- the gap is closing- almost also, notice the other hooks on my last bracket- I wonder if i'll have to use those too one day? o_0... no wonder my mouth gets sore there

I've also noticed less of an inwards 'bend' on the top right side wire- it's hard to tell in these pics, but maybe that means my overbite is working it's way out

just gorgeous! wow! you must be thrilled!

yes- I am thrilled but- I'm more thrilled that I'm not done, because I can feel the problem areas soooo easily in my mouth!

my front tooth is still somewhat crooked- I can feel my right one unferneath my front at the base near the gumline- the incisor as well roatated slightly- my canine isn't 'down' far enough yet, and the teeth following that on my right still need to be pushed out and re-align so I can bite down! told you before I couldn't close my mouth right- lol now it makes sense to me seeig the pics- the edges hit eachother o_0

Kiwi: I know! the first quick glance looks awesome- then I notice all of the little things ... my biggest concern is bringing down my right side, and fixing that misalignment with my front teeth [although he says it will never be perfect- but we'll see how far we can go with this elastic! ....

Congratulations Kim! Your teeth look amazing , and in such a short space of time! Gives me hope my incisor will move out just as smoothly as yours - I go for my xrays and moulds tomorrow...very excited!

Keep the pictures coming, it's so great to see the updates.

This is so exciting!!! We'll both be getting our braces off early!! Woowhoo!

Goodness, Belmikry, that movement is AMAZING! Your orthodontist is right, you look pretty close to done! Not that there isn't still work to do, but look at that PROGRESS!

thanks guys-

I agree- it looks good, but there's much more work to go!



leslie: that has to be by far the most uproariously energetic reply ever given in our forum- awesome!

PS: I forgot to mention I was a bridesmaid this weekend!
I totally smiled the largest smiles ever known to man for the pictures- I was sooo happy for my friend and also proud to flaunt off my once-hidden smile!