Metal Mouth Message Board

I sent you a private message which included information about profiles. Does your profile look similar to the before picture of the girl in the link you provided? That would be a convex profile- if you draw a line from the tip of the nose to the tip of the chin, you will note that the lips are pushe...

Are you a male or female? Having all your teeth provides the underlying bone structure for having full, youthful lips (for both men & women alike). If you look at pictures of Angelina Jolie or Scarlet Johansson (both of whom are known for their attractive mouths) you will notice that they have t...

I have a molar tooth with a circular side filling and I'm wondering if anyone here has this issue. If so, did your orthodontist put a molar band on the tooth or just a bracket? I'm asking this because I am using a system that is not routinely used with molar bands...but I don't know if it is safe to...

If you don't want to educate yourself on why people get extractions, that is your problem. There are many reasons: stability, health of gum tissue, skeletal deformities, and so on and so forth. You obviously haven't studied orthodontics and are just spewing your own personal unresearched opinions on...

What do Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellwegger, Kristin Davis, Heidi Klum, Princess Diana, Molly Sims & Kylie Minogue all have in common? THEY HAD EXTRACTIONS!!!! There are many cases where extractions are warranted and provide better aesthetic and functional results than a nonextraction treatme...

Bimaxillary protrusion is when the teeth are positioned very forward in the mouth in comparison to the rest of the skeleton. My teeth are flared outwards, so if I look to the side, my top teeth look slanted like this: \ My bottom teeth are even more slanted outwards than my top teeth, to the point w...

Funny, I'm exploring implants to replace these same teeth. When Mine were pulled back, my smile became hidden by my lips. Something you may want to ask about. Mike Hi iBorg, I actually just pm'd this message to you, but I meant to post it to the board: I actually have a condition called "bimax...

It seems like I will need to get my 2nd premolars, aka bicuspids extracted. If you had this done, how long did it take for your gaps to close? I know that they need to move the 1st premolars back into the space created by the extraction and then they can move the front six teeth back. So, that will ...

Your teeth are crooked and don't look good in my humble opinion. I'm honestly surprised that you're happy with them like that, but everyone is different.

Filip- I believe the OP is talking about having 4 bicuspids removed, which would be a symmetrical extraction technique and would not lead the problems you have described.

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Apparently, canine guidance is a feature present in an "ideal bite." Basically, if you touch your top canine to your bottom canine on the same side of your mouth, it creates a space so that none of your top teeth are touching the bottom teeth on that side of your mouth (for example, the pr...

If you had 4 extractions of these teeth, are you happy with the results after treatment? Do you miss those teeth?

I'm getting 4 premolars removed...how long will it take these gaps to close? I'm very worried because initially, I thought they would remove the 2nd premolars which are further back, but now it looks like they are going to remove the 1st premolars which will be very visible when I speak. I'm very up...

I might be getting these braces soon and I'm wondering if anyone can share their experiences (positive or negative) who has used these kind of braces. Thanks!