Metal Mouth Message Board

Haven't posted pics in a while. I feel like nothing is happening. It seems like the gaps on the bottom in the front are never going to close. It will be two years in November and I think I am never going to get these things off of my teeth. Btw, I hate mouth ulcers. Amen to wax.

I don't know if you will regret it? I paid $600 more for my ceramic even though my orthodontist recommended that I get metal. The ceramic are much less noticeable and I was not willing to have metal on top for the next couple years.
Hope you make the best decision for you

I wish you all the best in your bite correction!

Congrats on making a decision! I've had to deal with a bit of staining when I use the clear ligs but nothing too terrible...now I have a powerchain on and it's hardly noticeable. It's grey, or light silver...I'm not sure what it's called. I had to pay $600 extra for my six ceramic on top. Is it an e...

I agree about the elastics. They do really work! I've been wearing class 3 for a bit and they've made a huge difference. I feel completely naked without them. Occasionally I will get sidetracked and forget to put them in after brushing and when I realize it, I wanna cry because I know how much that ...

Although it seems like you can hardly stand it...I promise it gets better. Then it will get bad again and better and bad and better...but yes I bit my cheeks more times than I can remember. I also was biting on only my front teeth for a while, and then it was only one tooth on bottom and one tooth o...

Thanks for all the kind words about my pics...my bite is so off though...it's annoying!!
Curry is the first thing I will be getting when I get these braces off. I have to drive about 3 hours to get any decent indian food though. Total bummer!

I went today and got my powerchain changed because I was so concerned about eating all day. A little crazed...it's grey now and I actually like it better. I know what I'll always go with now!

Closing spaces on top and bottom they said, and I'm also wearing class 3 elastics. My original orthodontist told me three years...then my next orthodontist told me 2 1/2...I'm hoping for the 2 1/2!! How are your teeth doing?? I am closing space as well. Very tiny spaces up top from extractions and ...

Closing spaces on top and bottom they said, and I'm also wearing class 3 elastics. My original orthodontist told me three years...then my next orthodontist told me 2 1/2...I'm hoping for the 2 1/2!!
How are your teeth doing??

Good to know...I was afraid spaghetti would stain
Thanks so much for the teeth compliment. I still have at least a year to go but from where they began the results are awesome!
Before:

Does this upper power chain stain? It's white and I have to wear it for the next 5 weeks. It was this one, or grey: I'm worried that it will stain...what's your experiences?? I have grey on my bottoms and I know they don't stain.

Forgot to mention, my crossbite, or what looked like an underbite from the last pic, has been corrected. Everything is in alignment in the correct plane now, still a year to go to get everything where it should be but there's been a lot of progress from the beginning.

I go in Monday for my next adjustment but here is a pic of my progress.

Morning: Eat breakfast Use waterpik Brush with regular toothbrush (I developed a flouride allergy which caused a terrible red rash all around my lips so I can't use flouride toothpaste or any flouride rinses anymore. This happened about 8 months into my orthodontic treatment. I have to use a toothpa...