Metal Mouth Message Board

For me, the cost has definitely been the scariest issue! I put off getting braces for a few years because I couldn't afford them, and now that I can "sort of" afford them I'm going through with it, but I paid $2000 in two months between visits to the dentist for tooth extractions (wisdom t...

With the number of bite plates I've had, impressions seem old hat. In May when I went to the surgeon's office and they took molds they used metal trays. The person doing it was inept. Period. End of discussion. Over filled the top tray enough that it started going down my throat. I'm almost in tear...

Thanks, guys! The braces went on yesterday and BOY is my mouth sore :shock: Of course, I've I had my wisdom teeth pulled last month then my first premolars a few weeks later, so I'm pretty used to mouth pain by now, haha. The main problem I'm having so far is that the orthodontist attached bite butt...

I had all my wisdom teeth pulled out (they were giving me a lot of discomfort ) and then two weeks later all my first premolars were extracted. I have a really small jaw and super crowded teeth, so if they were straightened without any extraction then my lips would protrude all funny

Hi, everyone! Call me Hachi ^_^ I'm 21 years old and have been wanting braces since I was in elementary school! I've always had really crowded teeth, both uppers and lowers, but when I was a kid I took a serious spill that chipped my front left tooth and it shifted severely out of line from the rest...