Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm paying £1850 for the Inman aligner and appointments, £200 for retainer, and £425 for home whitening. Any tooth reshaping etc. is extra, as were x-rays. I'm in London. I think this is a lot, especially compared to others, but I am in London, and I'd rather (personally) go somewhere I trust than g...

Also, does anyone know how many posts you have to make before you can view images? Quite keen to look at some people's success stories!

princesspwdi, I soak mine in denture cleaner once a week – basically the same thing as Retainer Brite, but much cheaper! Read the box though because mine says not to leave it in for more than ten mins as it might affect the metal parts. Otherwise I rinse it regularly, rinse my mouth out after eating...

So I went back to the dentist after nearly four days of agony, and I wish I'd gone back a lot sooner. The plastic sections were digging into the inside of my gums, and I persevered for so long that I developed sores there, and it was absolute agony clipping my aligner back in or taking it out. I had...

Congrats TraceT! You must be so pleased! Hope you're smiling widely at everyone now. I got my aligner yesterday (for my bottom teeth), and I'm having some pain where the two plastic sections at the side, which sit inside my teeth and rest on my gums, are rubbing my mouth. Especially on the left side...

[quote="TraceT"]Hi Try this link if I remember rightly you can click on the word city and it will put them in alphabetical order for you.[/quote] Thanks TraceT! Evidently there are plenty in London, so it's just a case of finding one with a good reputation. Still open to recs if anyone has...

Hi all, Having hated my lower teeth for years - ever since my orthodontist lost my retainer after over 18 months of traintracks and my teeth relapsed before I could get a new one - I'm finally doing something about it. It's the front four teeth which are the problem, and so the Inman aligner seems l...