Metal Mouth Message Board

yeah, the paranoid / pessimistic bit of me is thinking, cos it's the NHS they wan me to scrap it, to save them money. but i was too embarrassed to do it as a teenager, and now i'm embarrassed of my teeth, so i want it done. just need to hang in there i guess.

well, i went to my ortho appointment today, and no braces, no anything. i've to go back in december. he's wanting to wait and see if the hormoens i'm on change my face shape, so the oral surgeon has a better idea of what he's working with. but i just feel so deflated. it means i'll be 8 months or mo...

starting to get nervous now. i'm getting braced on weds morning. going to speak to my ortho about whether he thinks i'll be able to get a chin reduction when they advnce my lower jaw. if not, i'll look int getting it later if i feel i need it. my girlfriend has only just got her braces out, so i hav...

i guess as well it depends on where you are moving from in a way .. ....... if , like me, your lower jaw is shallow and further back then moving it forward will just be putting it where is should have been for "normal" profile no matter the gender. For me it will give a longer appearance ...

thanks, i've reposted it in there as well, hopefully i'll get some feedack. as i understan it, i wont see the surgeon until ive aleady got braces so need to decide whether i want t go ahead with surgery or if i want to see if there is a way to deal with my issues without surgery

okay, i had a consult with my ortho, and he's recommended if i want to go ahead with treatment i need jaw surgery, which means it's going to be free, as itll be n the nhs (i'm in the uk) i have an overbite and a couple of my back teeth dont meet well when i bite down i'm also wearing down some of my...

okay, i had a consult with my ortho, and he's recommended if i want to go ahead with treatment i need jaw surgery, which means it's going to be free, as itll be n the nhs (i'm in the uk) i have an overbite and a couple of my back teeth dont meet well when i bite down i'm also wearing down some of my...

not totally relevant, but my gf has braces, has done for a long time now, and no sign of them coming out soon, and i didnt notice she had them until after i'd already set up a date with her, made no difference to me whatsoever. i'm also getting braces soon, got my first appt with the orthodontist on...