Metal Mouth Message Board

Ok, makes sense. Thanks!

Quick question...If I try to send a private message and it shows up in my outbox folder but not my sent folder, does that mean it was actually sent or not?

Hi There, Your teeth look beautiful! Don't stop wearing those retainers! Your teeth will never shift back into their original position if you stop wearing them. Some will shift, others won't. I'm back in braces at 30 years old because I didn't wear my retainers the first time around. My top teeth st...

Hi All, Just joined and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a 30 year old female from Maine. Had braces (top and bottom) from ages 10-15. Never could get used to that darn retainer, though! My top teeth stayed perfect but the bottoms shifted a bit. Nothing horrible, but after all the time and money inve...

Hi Mousy, Don't worry - you will get used to the brackets. I wore them from ages 10-15 and then, after being "non-compliant" with my retainer (that was what I was never able to get used to), found myself in the chair today getting brackets on the bottom at 30 years old to correct some shif...

Hi Heather, I just had my brackets put on today (lower only). I had braces when I was a teen...Loved it so much I decided to do it again (sense the sarcasm there). I am also biting one of them. The Ortho bypassed it, meaning it has no wire attached. That way, if I bite it and it pops off, I won't ha...