Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi there...only speaking from personal experience, i had a relapse within 6 months of getting my braces off (after over 2 years). My bite had not completely closed but my ortho thought it would settle. So, the braces went back on with more fun elastic configurations. I found out i had a deviated sep...

JTT, I would not call my first ortho a "Damon ortho", nor would I say I was misdiagnosed. He offered me both options and used both types of brackets on his patients. I just didn't like the way my teeth looked after my first round, and didn't know about the instability of my bite because of...

If they over expand you (either laterally or anteriorly) the case will not be stable long term and can cause periodontal issues too. I think this is what happened in my case. I was presented with the option of traditional vs. self-ligating/Damon brackets. My ortho said the Damons would shave about ...

I had the same problem. The retainer just wouldn't stay glued in. I have removable retainers now (Essix and Hawley) and my teeth have stayed put. I am down to night-time wear only and they are still fine. I did not have a periodontal issue, so I cannot address the loose tooth. But I do prefer my rem...

I'm pretty fair-skinned and I found that the jergens tanner left me looking a tad orange. I tried mystic tan last month. It was a bit streaky in a couple of inconspicuous places but gave good overall coverage and a nice colour. I think it costs about the same as using the tanning beds, but I've neve...

To correct my midline and close the reminder of my (non-existent to myself) extraction gaps, I have a class II on the right and class III on the left. I've seen little movement thus far. I had that as well to adjust my midline. I wore the elastics 24/7--no problem during the day, but every single t...

You know, my ortho had told me the same thing, plus he charged more for ceramics. I went for the metal (self-ligating) thinking they would be faster and I'll tell you what--my estimate was 18-22 months and i'm now at 32 months and still counting. There are many, many people on here who have had cera...

SDFD TSchott wrote:lol your lieing bracedintx I know your jealous

SUPER jealous--lol--but your teeth really do look great

Hi Maria,

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I hope that you are able to support her family and that you get support as well.
Sorry for the delay in responding. My computer has been finicky lately.

Your teeth look fantastic!!!!

I'm not jealous...really

Hi Maria I was out of town last week and just got back online. Thanks for the encouragement. So how was your appointment? Did you make any progress? I got a call from my ortho's office saying that he fully expected my right canine to rotate with the new wire and it will get addressed at my next appo...

IOh, and if that canine keeps wanting to rotate after debanding, then maybe he'd be willing to put you in a bonded retainer to help with that. Don't give up. That's a good point--I hadn't thought about that. I know my original ortho had that in the plan but this one said I would likely bite the wir...

So has this happened to most/many people at the tail end of treatment? I know a lot of you have talked about tweaking, and a couple have mentioned delays--Ms. TiaLia springs to mind--is it common for people to feel this way? Am I freaking out over nothing?? :crazy: I realize I should have asked my o...

For the last 2 weeks I've been in both box and closing elastics, a round lower archwire and a top archwired on the four front teeth only. The idea was to finish closing/settling my bite and then deband in the next month. At today's appointment I found out that my lower jaw is wanting to slide backwa...

Kudos- You seem like an intelligent guy This is also a correct assessment :wink: Nice, kudos! I have to say that I don't feel like this board is always sunshine and light...I have read plenty of threads where people give honest opinions, especially on tooth progress and whether people think there a...