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- Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:43 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Braces finally off! Teeth hurt really bad
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20280
Thanks for the answers. It feels better so far today, But I've been trying to chew things on the other side. They did take x-rays but not until the end of the appointment and the dentist said she would look at them when I came back to talk about getting crowns put on - that's not until the end of Ja...
- Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:01 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Braces finally off! Teeth hurt really bad
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20280
Braces finally off! Teeth hurt really bad
Alright, I haven't posted in quite a while but the braces came off about a week ago! I am mostly happy with the results....I mean, they did a good job - my teeth are straight now, but they are still my teeth and so they are still not great. I had my braces off on the 18th and then I had a dental cle...
- Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:38 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: LAUGHING GAS!!!??? PLEASE HELP!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13544
I had laughing gas when I had my 4 premolars extracted last year. It might have made me a little more calm, but overall I didn't think it did much at all. I still knew what was going on, I still cared about what was going on, and I was still uncomfortable - not in pain, because they gave me plenty o...
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:28 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: How did you pick your orthos?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1501
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:21 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Do You Ever PANIC???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1216
I am completely in this boat. I'm trying to think positive about it - as the other person said, it will look better than before. Sometimes I wonder, if I knew it was going to turn out the way it looks like it's going to, would it have been worth the money and the pain? I don't really know, and there...
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:11 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Does anyone here regret getting extractions?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 32612
I had 8 extractions - 4 impacted wisdom teeth and 4 premolars. I regret it because they were good teeth, on the whole, especially when compared to my other molars which are mostly amalgam. However, that isn't to say they didn't need to be taken out. I really don't see how there would have been enoug...
- Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:02 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: How do you feel about your metal braces?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4844
I'm 31, have all metal braces and it's been almost a year now. I got metal because it was cheaper, and as others have said, you don't have to worry about staining. Mine have also been very durable - not one popped bracket in my case. But I guess it depends on what your financial situation is - if yo...
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:06 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Disturbing Discussions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3734
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:11 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: different length teeth?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4585
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:20 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Just out of curiosity
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1316
I'm sure it varies ortho to ortho, but in general, you should be able to get money back. Since they usually discount if you pay in full, you might not get back quite as much as you'd think but it should be fair. Take a look at whatever papers they had you sign when you first got the braces and see i...
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:18 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Not pleased with my orthodontic treatment...opinions/advice
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3724
I think it's pretty common to end up biting on your brackets during some points in treatment, but it sounds like it might be a little too much in your case and I would ask the ortho for advice or for a mouth guard. I know it's hard to ask questions but you did pay a lot of money for these, so try to...
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: How much weight has been lost since being braced?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5014
- Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:58 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Extraction Fears!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1391
- Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:20 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Extraction Fears!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1391
I noticed some change in a few weeks and more in a few months. Mine were so crowded and crooked that even a year into it, I can tell there's been a lot of movement, but it still looks horrible to me. I get so jealous when I see people post pictures on here and a few months after getting their braces...
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:37 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Go on fess up
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1885
I'm glad I have my waterpik! I bought the one that came with several attachements and, in my experience, I never use any of them except the main one. I kind ok knew what to expect when I used it the first time, so I wasn't really surprised but I have still sprayed water around the bathroom a few tim...