Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi Ellebraced, My ortho said that if I wear my elastics as prescribed i will be able to stop wearing them sooner...that sure motivates me. I hope that time continues to fly for us! I have one more year to go.

I had my ortho appointment today. He kept me in the same wires, but moved me up to heavier elastics -Impala's. I now have the elastics in triangle configurations on both sides of my mouth and an elastic that goes from the outside of my last top right molar to the inside of my bottom right molar. I t...

Last night I had a nightmare about looking in the mirror and seeing that all my teeth were sticking out in different directions. I thought I was past the point of having nightmares about my teeth, but I guess not. I am excited for my next ortho appointment on the 27th to reposition some of my bracke...

Yesterday I had an ortho appointment to check on new placement for a few of my brackets. One tooth that my elastic is attached to has been moved up really high compared to the ones around it. He also said a few roots are more tilted then he wants. He said he should be able to fix these things. At th...

Your teeth look amazing! You must be so excited with your results. I am so happy for you!

Your smile is gorgeous. You must be so thrilled with the results!! I am so happy for you!

I haven't checked in for a while. Everything is going really well. I have an ortho appointment tomorrow. They will be checking to see which brackets need to be repositioned. The repositioning will happen on April 27th. I have to admit that I am very excited to have some of the brackets taken off for...

Wishing you all the best. Most brace days are pretty easy to manage. I hope your time flies by, I know mine is!

I have had my braces over 5 months, and only two people out of the hundreds of people I have met during this time has said anything negative....but I have known those two ladies for years and I know they are always trying to bring others down. Most people will either not notice them, ignore them, no...

I really like the green! I hope things have eased up for you with your new wire!

My new wire made my mouth very sore for about a week or so, then thankfully it has settled down and I have not had any more discomfort. My elastics are catching on the inside of my mouth more than the last time I had to wear them, so every few days I have had to give myself a break from them. I only...

I have enjoyed my braces so much the last month, I have only had minimal discomfort, no pokey wires, no rubber bands, my teeth had finally moved enough that I was able to eat more normal things ....ahhh, bliss! Well, today I went to my ortho, I am now sporting a new heavier wire and a new button on ...

I just finally saw your post asking if I had a story to follow. I do, it is titled, "starting braces at 40". I have not quite figured out how to post pics, but I have had such amazing changes in my smile. I hope your journey is going well!

Ortho took care of my molar issue, he just ground it down a little. The thing that really made me excited at the appointment is he mentioned that maybe soon he would be able to remove my bite turbos....that would be a dream come true!!! I am so looking forward to the day that the bite turbos will be...

I will be going to the ortho tomorrow to have my upper right molar checked. It has a longer side on it, and now that my teeth have moved it is hitting my bottom molar. My bite turbos have been keeping my teeth apart, but now the molars hit before the bite turbos. I hope that I have not damaged the m...