Metal Mouth Message Board

Great smile, congrats!

Hi tasha89. I had started a similar thread some time ago and you can find a variety of answers here: http://archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=32553&highlight= I 've been one of the lucky ones, I finished in less that 10 months when I was given a timeframe of 14-15 months. On my first adjustme...

Thank you so much Tommm seen your pictures, great results and such a short treatment time! Againbrace and Jethro, I hope your day comes soon!

I have been longing to write this post for a very. very long time :D ! So yesterday and with telling absolutely no-one before, I became free again and I can not stop smiling since. I was very, very lucky and been in braces for under 10 months, when I was given a timeframe of 14-15 months. The result...

When did your ortho see you for the last time? He is probably aware of the gap but maybe he hoped that it would close until now. I think you should call him, he may be in a position to put on a closing loop that can work miracles within 2 days or he may just accepted the fact that this gap will stay...

I was wearing closing loops and my gaps had closed. On the last appointment the ortho removed the loops and put on a powerchain and a small gap has reappeared. Should I call in and tell him or is it possible that he is repositioning the teeth? I am confused

They are great, really. Great shape and lovely result! I know that after all that time in braces we come to see every minor detail in our teeth but yours look lovely, I will be thrilled if I have such results! Congrats !

Hmm just found that and thought I could share in case any one else is interested:

http://www.ormco.com/index/cms-filesyst ... rkbook.pdf

Does anyone know a website where elastics configurations are explained? I want to see what each one does but all websites that I have found so far have only pictures and names with no explanation of what each configuration does.

From my progress so far and from seeing other people wearing braces and taking them off, I assume that the changes are positive and that the face tends to become more symmetrical and even once the bite starts to be more correct. I actually had comments from people telling me that my face "has s...

Yeah, patience is the key word. I am not particularly good at it

Congratulations, I am sure you 're so happy!

Great results! Congrats, enjoy for all of us !

Thank you VA% for your response! Do you mean that the braces don't look parallel? I think they were intentionally placed that way because the side on the left of the picture was a bit more protruding than the right and the braces are pushing it behind so that both sides come on the same level (geez,...

There is an obvious slant on the left side of the picture, the two sides are not quite even. I suppose this will be treated with triangle elastics? http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/mmmaria83/th_Picture1074.jpg http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/mmmaria83/th_Picture1065.jpg http://i778.ph...