Metal Mouth Message Board

May 5th- after 20 months and "coincidentally" a few days after my last payment is due...

im just saying

My first appointment was 8 weeks which was short compared to the 3 months between the rest of my appointments. I remember being kind of disappointed when he said 8 weeks, I was hoping for more attention
. But it all worked out- My case was pretty straight forward, no extractions or anything.

Almost off!!! My take off date is May 5th. It cant come soon enough. In december he put in a permenant retainer up top because my teeth are narrow and are likely to relapse. I was a little ambivalent about having a permenant reatiner but now i wish he would use it on both arches. I am horrible with ...

Congrats- those gaps are really shrinking!

hey not-so-buckey Hope you are well. Thought about you the other day when I was getting a root canal. Had to summon up my strength and i thought of all my peeps on archwired. Anyway congrats on finding a job, even if you are still looking for one that pays well. ITs glad to read you are still hangin...

Wow im so behind... moving to NC!? thats cool. What part? Im sure its going to be a big change from Colorado. I laughed when i read you can now pretend you have an underbite. I do that at least daily. When I was younger i always wanted to be able to do that and now that i can its almost unreal. Anot...

I got mine put on the same day as the consultation. I had the option to come back to have them put on but I figured why come back (especially since I didnt have a car and he was within walking distance and accepted my insurance). They took xrays and photos- that was pretty much it. He mentioned that...

Dont give yet. I know youve made a lot of calls and there may even be some options that the orthos office can suggest. So hang in there and if it helps, know you have a lot of people on this board supporting you.

Please dont give up!

Hey. Read your story all the time. Your teeth are moving so quickly. I swear it seems like just yesterday you were still contemplating getting them. Lol anyway thanks for keeping us posted on your progress. I love all the pics!

Congrats on your first adjustment! Your tops are pink and your bottoms are still green? hehehehe are you pledging a certain sorority? Have fun at the family gathering. I mean what would a family gathering be without those questions...? One day youre going to find yourself on the other end of the tab...

From the pics your teeth have really changed! It doesnt even seem that long. Your upper arch is definately more round thats cool. Before i got braces my front teeth used to flare out and it kept my mouth open. Its been wierd now that my teeth have flattened out- I hold my mouth differently. Love the...

Out celebrating your birthday by filing your tax forms. hehe 24 years Congrats. Hows the progress, can you see a lot of movement? I cant wait to see pics. Are you in elastics or anything? Any new and fun gadgets in your mouth? I like to live vicariously through your teeth. Mine have pretty much stop...

Ken- THanks. It is kinda nice to have them spaced out. I think my teeth are starting to bore me so I keep hoping the ortho does something to make it more exciting. They were moving so much before, in those first few weeks, now i dont have much to look at... SpicyOrleans-Still jealous but I stand cor...

@ cmone . Thanks, I like your clear top braces. and yes,I know that song :) @Spicyorleanian- your screenname makes me hungry for gumbo and snowcones, drive thru daquiris and beignettes. I feel better knowing im not the only one whose appointments are stretched far apart. Itr seems so many people hav...

Funny, I was just thinking of you when I saw you posted on my account. Earlier I saw a pic of Angela Davis and literally I thought, I wonder if Cmone had gotten her braces on yet. Now that I have braces- Angela and I no longer share the gap- however, I still have her hair... :wink: I digress. Seems ...