Metal Mouth Message Board

*Update* Well I have not made much progress since I last wrote. Went back to the dentist, he thought it may be my bottom teeth pushing my front tooth out of place, so he shaved the bottom teeth a bit so they don't hit together so much. It feels better, but when I put my retainer back in that night, ...

Hi KK! Well, there is definately improvement...but the same teeth were somewhat crooked when I woke up this morning. Not as noticable, but noticable to me, and my Essix retainer. :cry: My dentist said that if this didn't work, he would just order me a new one...guess thats what hes gonna do now. I'l...

Hi Steph8, I recently got my braces off and I was given 2 retainers. One is Essix (clear one) to wear during the day. The other has a wire (Hawley) to wear at night. I am supposed to wear the Essix for 6 months (along with Hawley at night) then after that I just wear the hawley at night. I absolutel...

Well things are finally in order...or so they seem.
I went to the dentist today, and he fixed my retainer as he appologized over and over about it. It seems to fit fine now, we'll just see what happens when I wake up tomorrow morning after wearing it.

Hi KK! He did check it while it was in my mouth, several times during the whole process. Then he went to polish it and gave it back to me to try on, asked me how it felt, and I said great, then I took it out, we talked some more and then I left because I wasn't feeling well. It may have been bent at...

Hey Guys, sorry no pics yet, I keep forgetting to take pics when I have a chance. I promise, real soon! Just a little update on my progress since debanding... Things haven't been so good. I love the results, but I am having problems with my retainters. I have two. I was told by someone on here they ...

Well I finally saw my dentist today and he fixed my retainer, built it up so it touched the roof of my mouth, and reshaped it a bit I think. It fits nice and snug now, feels much better. He said that if this doesn't do the trick, he will just order me a new one. So tonight I put it in before bed and...

KK, thanks for your concern! I am going to call their office tomorrow and tell the secretary the whole story. Maybe they can squeeze me in a bit sooner? *I hope* Thanks for letting me vent! I am so tired of always having the worst luck. If something totally bizarre is going to happen, it always happ...

Well, the problem is that if I only wear the clear retainer, my bite changes. Meaning only my 2 front teeth touch and the rest don't. I can still chew and everything, but it is uncomfortable, and I begin to clench (without realizing I am doing it) giving myself major headaches. Blah. I thought it wo...

I was finally able to see my dentist on Tuesday. He kept saying what was happening was very strange and odd. I think he has never seen this happen before. :? He said about the only thing he can do is reshape the night retainer (hawley?) and see if that makes a difference. At the time, my teeth were ...

Thanks for the tip... I'm not entirely sure I know what an open bite is, but if it is where your front teeth touch, and your other teeth don't...well I've got that now from not wearing my night retainer. So last night I bit the bullet and put the night retainer in, woke up this morning and my front ...

I just got my braces off last Wednesday, and I am very pleased! I only had braces on my top teeth and they look a million times better than before! Anyway, my dentist gave me 2 retainers. One is to wear at night...it has a wire, and the other is a clear one sort of like invisilin to wear during the ...

Thank you everyone! I got my braces off this morning. I went in 15 minutes early, I just couldnt wait any longer! It was a pretty quick process, since I only had top braces. My dentist took a tool that looked sort of like plyers and sort of snipped each bracket off. At this point I had no idea what ...

Today is my LAST DAY in braces!! Here is a picture in their final moments...ha ha. Sorry about the quality, my camera battery was dying, so this was the only pic I could take. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/mandabear05/braces75smaller.jpg I am pretty happy with the results, I don't really lik...

Thanks Joplin! I am getting very excited now...just 2 more sleeps until they are off! I have been slack about getting pictures up here, but hope to by tomorrow, if not I will on Wednesday when I become wireless!! :lol: I had a horrible nightmare last night... I was at the dentist, ready to get my br...