Metal Mouth Message Board

Thank you serendipity and jennielee for some comforting words of wisdom.

its nice to hear that essex retainers are comfortable.

my teeth do feel better today not so achey.

AND I am now enjoying my freedom, it feels GOOD.

Whey-Hey they're off. I was debraced yesterday, it wasn't altogether an unpleasent experience but on my top two molars where i had bands fitted i had some 'dentine' exposed.... OMG that was PAINFUL :o Today it feels ok, it only hurts to brush BUT i woke up this morning in considerable pain with my t...

After talking to my orthodontist last month he told me my overjet was a WHOPPING 10mm, I had two extractions and after almost 2 years in damon braces, and no headgear, my teeth are now perfect, and my bite at the front is also perfect - no overjet at all. Next week i am hoping to be debanded. So i g...

If your husband is supportive and you have gone this far it would be foolish to back out now. You obviously don't like your teeth the way they are and you will only regret it in years to come if you change your mind. I say go for it - i did, my husband was also a great support to me, and in all hone...

WOW, just reading through this topic i have come to the conclusion I must have the cheapest Orthodotist in the UK. I have had Damon 3's on now for 19 months, and next week he will be changing my top 4 brackets to tooth coloured ones for the final straightening (aparently damons have a 'bit of give' ...

This is interesting, i went to my ortho on Tuesday and after 19 months of being in Damon 3's he said he wanted to replace my top 4 front teeth with regular type brackets to fine tune them. I am really looking forward to the change and finally getting to the finishing line. :lol: He did say he would ...

From my personal point of view i'd say braces have bought out the real 'ME' Before braces people thought i was quiet and shy - like i had nothing to say. I did have plenty to say - only in order to say it, i needed to open my mouth and of course that meant showing my teeth. So i chose not to. Since ...

I also wear Damon3's and i have had a bracket sliding about on my wire and not attached to my tooth ( the one just before my bottom cannine) for the past 4-5 months, and each time i visit the ortho he says its no problem and hasn't done anything about it. So i don't think waiting a few days until yo...

I agree you should def talk it over with him at your next appt.

Out of interest where do you go??

I see Mr Shore at the top of Penns Lane.

I'd just like to agree with everything Lucyloop said, when its in you cope with it, i'm sure she'll be fine. But when it comes out you are so gratefull. I specifically asked for it to be taken out, My ortho was ready to send me on my way when i asked if i could have it taken out, so he checked and o...

Its out, WHOO HOO :jump: I went for my check up last night and my TPA was removed, OH JOY to finally feel the roof of my mouth after 12 months feels sooooooo good. I can now eat pasta and salad much easier without it getting wrapped around and chocking me :lol: I am so HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY. I'm telling...

Hi, well i'm not a doctor, but the same thing happened to me, and 12 months down the line my gap is finally closing, my ortho put a spring along the gap to pull the molars and the other teeth together. My bottom teeth also had no crowding, and looked fine to me before braces but they had moved to ma...

I used this site last month for some brace-eze and other stuff, and i found them to be very easy to use online, they called me on the phone to query one of the items, and were very friendly.

Delivery was also very quick.

I would certainly use them again. They even threw in some freebies.

Well i'm in my forties, and i got asked for ID going into a bar the other week....... made my day i can tell you. :-* Some people can't see past the braces. Also i was talking to someone in another bar who thought i was in my 20's lets just say i didn't put him right.... he wasn't drunk either... he...

Well for me its been almost 12 months and i can see light at the end of the tunnel. On March 15th i have been braced for 12 months, and my gap on one side closed at the end of January, AND...... the other gap on the other side is almost there...... :D every day i check with my tongue to see if its c...