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by Lynette
Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:20 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Im free! my before and after pics
Replies: 38
Views: 7436

Re: Im free! my before and after pics

Wow! They look excellent :)
by Lynette
Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:10 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: My Clear Braces - Elastic Modules have gone GREEN!!
Replies: 2
Views: 7028

Re: My Clear Braces - Elastic Modules have gone GREEN!!

I know how you feel! It's so annoying getting lovely clean/clear ligatures and then like a week later they are a horrible yellow colour. I'm 10 months in and now I just don't even care about the staining anymore. There's just so much good "staining" food out there I just don't want to live...
by Lynette
Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:54 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: I'm all done!
Replies: 6
Views: 1661

Re: I'm all done!

Looks great! Good idea getting the extra retainers :D
by Lynette
Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:42 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Getting braces soon - How long will my speech be affected?
Replies: 9
Views: 2867

Re: Getting braces soon - How long will my speech be affecte

I didn't have any speech difficulties at all :)
by Lynette
Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:19 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Well the curry got me.
Replies: 3
Views: 996

Re: Well the curry got me.

I find it fades a little over time, but will never be as nice as the first few days you get them on :(

Try using some strong mouthwash.
by Lynette
Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:21 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Something I've learned from wearing braces....
Replies: 14
Views: 3048

Re: Something I've learned from wearing braces....

My boss didn't even notice I had braces for MONTHS! She only noticed them when I started talking about them and then she was like "Ohh! You have braces! I never noticed" :D
by Lynette
Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:17 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Undoing extraction orthodontics?
Replies: 43
Views: 36083

Re: Undoing extraction orthodontics?

There was someone on here not that long ago that was looking into a similar thing. Maybe try searching through the archives? It's not impossible to reverse it. Just costly and time consuming. The last time I had braces, I had extractions and everything was brought backwards. My current ortho has mov...
by Lynette
Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:09 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Aesthetics when upper first premolars are extracted?!
Replies: 8
Views: 5283

Re: Aesthetics when upper first premolars are extracted?!

If you have a wide mouth/smile, you will be able to notice the extractions more than if you have a smaller mouth.

I have a small mouth and when I got my extractions it wasn't noticeable at all! :D
by Lynette
Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:05 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: archwire strength
Replies: 5
Views: 1500

Re: archwire strength

Great article!

Sounds like you are progressing very quickly. I am 10 months in and onto my 3rd wire which is rectangular.
by Lynette
Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:59 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: What is the first thing you will eat after braces?
Replies: 39
Views: 6055

Re: What is the first thing you will eat after braces?

I will be happy to eat Subway without any of it getting lodged in my braces! :D

I will also be happy to eat curries without worrying about the staining... especially Chicken Tikka!
by Lynette
Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:26 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: 2 days until D-Day
Replies: 9
Views: 1483

Re: 2 days until D-Day

Congrats!!! :D
by Lynette
Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:05 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Since the bottom retainer only cover front six teeth...
Replies: 7
Views: 4258

Re: Since the bottom retainer only cover front six teeth...

An essix retainer is just a clear plastic retainer that covers all of your teeth. I guess it's kind of like a really thin plastic mouth guard, but instead of protecting your teeth, it keeps them straight.

Go to google images and type in essix retainer and you will see what I mean :)
by Lynette
Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Since the bottom retainer only cover front six teeth...
Replies: 7
Views: 4258

Re: Since the bottom retainer only cover front six teeth...

Not having anything to support my back teeth is one of the reasons I am back in braces again. The last time I had braces I got bonded retainers top and bottom. A couple of years later the back teeth started shifting because nothing was keeping them in their place. It didn't bother me because they we...
by Lynette
Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: From Start to Finish
Replies: 7
Views: 1430

Re: From Start to Finish

They looked good before but look even better now! :)
by Lynette
Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:10 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: PHOTO OF MY TEETH! About to get braces off, need your advice
Replies: 29
Views: 6002

Re: PHOTO OF MY TEETH! About to get braces off, need your ad

What I meant by gum is that your gum line starts higher up on your right tooth. To get your left tooth as perfect as your right tooth, you would need about 1.5mm or less of gum removed from the left tooth. I have a similar thing going on with my teeth, but a lot worse and I'm okay with it. I don't k...