Metal Mouth Message Board

Mightymildred wrote:Weirdly- if you are anything like me it will be an incredibly wonderful, strange, exciting journey. I'm 19 months into my sentence and its very up and down... but stick around on here- there is so much support from lots of lovely knowledgeable folks.

Will do!

Hi, Dont want to rain on your parade... but its not just as simple as yanking back protruding teeth. You have to take into account lots of other factors- such as crowding and alterations to bite when changing how teeth sit. Please speak with your ortho and ask them what the plan is: 1.) how long tr...

Thanks guys for responding! I have 4 teeth that protrude out. Hopefully it can align with the rest of my teeth in 2-3 months.

Cool! I say try it.

Hope someone replys

This very encouraging.

Mines don't touch.

Yea each patient is different. I could have gotten my braces on earlier but my orthodontist schedule has been busy.

Your teeth looks GREAT!!

My friends flaunt them! Considering everyone likes to wear braces now
I can't wait to get mine.

I have to get extractions too!

Hey everyone. I'm new to the site. I have a 10mm overjet. I am getting full braces in 3 weeks. I just wanna know how long it would take for protruding to align with the rest of my teeth. I'm so excited about getting braces!