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by mariea
Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:50 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Dont know if I should be posting here but please help
Replies: 1
Views: 687

Dont know if I should be posting here but please help

I am getting 2 extractions today and the reason being is my ortho originally suggested that I get surgery but that was not a place I wanted to go. I already got two extractions and everything seems fine except for my top & bottom teeth dont meet and there is a space. My ortho said that if I get ...
by mariea
Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:37 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Got my braces off
Replies: 6
Views: 1658

Congrats to you... well done and hope you have a lot of happy smiling days to come!!
by mariea
Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:28 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Really Stressed Out Now
Replies: 2
Views: 1000

Really Stressed Out Now

Bit of a long story but I went got damon braces wasnt too happy with the dentist who put them on. He didn't know what a treatment plan or estimation of costs really was and I was quite stressed out at the thoughts of going to him as he broke both my fillings on my front teeth & tried to pretend ...
by mariea
Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:24 am
Forum: Monthly Braces Poll
Topic: October Braces Poll
Replies: 34
Views: 51436

Im with Toni Im terrified it won't work out and that the end result will not be what I expected. Im not necessarily looking for any type of Hollywood smile just to be able to smile without being conscious and if I can't do that after all this time, effort, stress, money and pain.
by mariea
Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:17 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Lest I forget! - new pics 4th Sept
Replies: 16
Views: 4288

Hi Britlaw can I ask are they the Damon braces you have on?? I got mine on a 2 weeks ago and Im amazed at how your teeth have moved and how great they look... you have given me a little confidence now... thanks
by mariea
Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:42 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Nervous about my temporary crown and root canaled pre-molar.
Replies: 7
Views: 2005

I know how you feel & understand how nervous you are, I didnt get my braces for years becausel I have white fillings on both my front teeth but I took the plunge & went last week and got my damon braces put on. While the moulding was coming off last week both the fillings cracked with the pr...
by mariea
Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:29 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Treatment Plan - Estimation of Costs
Replies: 7
Views: 1491

Hi all thanks again for your answers... he is a dentist and not an orthodontist... ive checked that out but here in Ireland that can be common.... he has over 30years experience and he told me the amount for the treatment was all in... but he never put it in writing and to top all of this off I have...
by mariea
Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:53 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Treatment Plan - Estimation of Costs
Replies: 7
Views: 1491

Thanks tumbledrylow. At least now I can get him to get this sorted for me.
by mariea
Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:34 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Treatment Plan - Estimation of Costs
Replies: 7
Views: 1491

Treatment Plan - Estimation of Costs

Hi All. I got the Damon 3 on last Saturday. I phoned my dentist last Wednesday & asked him for a treatment plan for Saturday before I got the braces on. When I arrived he had none ready for me. What is the treatment plan & what does it set out? One of the girls in my office told me to get th...