Metal Mouth Message Board

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I just got out of my appointment about 30 minutes ago. My braces are on, and I couldn't be more excited to show them off. I have all metal braces on both sets of teeth, plus 8 molar bands. The whole process took about an hour. I was suprised about the molar bands - I though that they would have to b...

I don't have my braces yet but....since I've always been envious of people with perfect teeth, I assume that I will feel cool wearing them because I will be one of those people. Based on what people have said when I mentioned getting braces, I think alot of people think they are cool as opposed to s...

1. Royal Oak, Michigan (near Detroit).
2. $225 a month for 30 months. or $6,000 even if I pay all at once.
3. Going with metal.
4. Being told 18 months.

I decided to get the metal ones. I read up on the difference, and it sounds like the metal will be better. Hey, if I'm going to wear braces I might as well go with the classic! The biggest reason for metal: I was talking to my coworker about deciding whcih type of bracket to get, and he told me that...

Awesome...all this is kinda excited. I missed all the fun as a teenager. Now I get to have my fun/awkward braces phase later in life. I'm rethinking the clear braces. I understand that metal ones can be really small, and since I'll have metal from the bicuspids back and a wire, I'm wondering if clea...

Hi everyone, I'm getting my braces February 27 and I couldn't be more excited. I alway though about getting braces - but like so many others - it never made it high enough on the priority list. My teeth aren't terrible, they are straight either. I don't think that my slightly crooked teeth are somet...