Metal Mouth Message Board

Every day there's something to think of. To brush or not to brush after lunch? How was my flossing last night? New teeth hurt and others don't out of the blue. Is something aching or is it just me thinking about it that's making it ache? :-= New wires, new appointments, new problems, it's really ge...

I bought Sensodyne for $6 and really regret it. there is really nothing special about it. There is no difference in how it "whitens" my teeth. I was using Toms of Main before and it worked just same well. As for the "super foam" effect - the same very thing is created by Sonic ca...

Hi, New to braces today. Whilst brushing my teeth I discovered I now have a tooth that hurts, just thinking about brushing it! Just touching it with a brush is agony. It's like I'm poking at hot poker straight into the nerve. Never had a problem with this tooth before. It is not hot and cold sensit...

Any fluoride paste and fluoride mouth wash will help. There is no point in spending $$$ on Sensodine.I bought one recently following all the review about how it helps to whiten teeth and I am NOT impressed especially given that it is 2 times more expensive then the paste I was using. When I had sens...

Ellebraced wrote:I have a moderate deep bite, very large overjet. Vertical growth pattern with a small lower jaw I think like 9mm??
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Hi, Elle,
9 mm is what?

I have all the same lovely things otherwise. Thank you for you detailed answer.

1. Where are you located? Chicago, IL
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $6400 out of pocket. Gosh! that's a lot!
3. What kind of braces do you have? In-Ovation C upper and lower
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18-24 months

So, Ive been anticipating my debanding date of January the 20th. My ortho told me today that I would have to wait an additional two weeks from that appointment date to get them off. They will take molds for the essex ratainers and the permanent retainers at that time. The earliest they could get me...

what do you mean by "looking after you"? He probably means someone to take care of him after surgery. But jaw surgery doesn't make you bed ridden. If you're an independent person, you'll be fine after surgery. In that case I would just make a week supply of groceries in advance and all ot...

Thank you for inquiring. I had bone graft and then implant as a prelude to getting my crown soon. Please go to http://www.drted.com and you will see a section titled "IMPLANTS (EDUCATION)" You will see there links to Parts 1,2,3, and 4 which document all the procedures I have had done inc...

Hi, saw your updates and it does not look any worse to me. Your teeth have straightened quite a bit.

Did you also have some bone implanted or just the screw?

"Early in treatment, the orthodontist may use a flexible wire that also has a longer activation time. The wire provides a way to keep a gentle force active over a long period of time. Therefore, appointments could be scheduled anywhere from 4-12 weeks apart. Later in treatment, as the wires be...

My ortho told me she was correcting my deep bite, but as far as I know it's being done entirely with the braces (no other type of treatment). I'm about 3.5 months into treatment, and I don't think my bite has changed much. She has pushed my upper teeth out so she could put the lower braces on, my u...

I do not think that the idea of being rude is relevant. I read a number of stories from people here that said that they were hoping for the best and waiting for the changes until they made all the paiments and then it was too late. But definitely changing the ortho is the last thing I want to do. I ...

Evilnel, thank you for sharing your experience. I will ask my ortho about that kind of "pringle wire". Did your bite ineed corrected? Did your uppers got up? did they retain their position now? Are you still in braces?