Metal Mouth Message Board

NeilH wrote:Hi, that's great progress, your teeth look great. Good luck with your next appointment.

Thank you!!!!

Progress pic.

Hi guys!!! So little update here! I go in on Tuesday for my first wire change and I'm soooo excited!!!! I can't wait for a thicker wire and to be seeing even more changes, it's so exciting to me. Lol and to start feeling it more! I'm not complaining that I'm not in pain, it's been really nice but I ...

hi friends update here!!! my teeth are still moving! its so cool, i know theyre moving because these bumpers they put on my lower front teeth are of no use anymore! my front teeth are basically just hitting my brackets :( which is really worrying me because im a clencher at night and i think i have...

I have to get my licence done this year too :roll: I think I'm just going to try to do a 1 year renewal instead of the usual 3-5 years (I can't remember which it is! Probably 5 because I think I did it just after we moved here and that was almost 6 years ago). Congratulations on passing the exam! S...

thanks guys, I am feeling lots better today but still suffering from my sore back but I have told myself I am going to gym tonight even if it is just to do weights. I have only been 1 time this week... and i put a skirt on for work today as its magically 25C degrees in Melbourne today and its the e...

Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok so I tried to see what I would look like with no teeth showing and smiling with my mouth closed and I look like a complete moron. Looks like its braces in my liscense pic, oh well. I am in a bad mood today, I just want this day over so I can go away for the weekend with my boyfriend. I am so tir...

hi friends update here!!! my teeth are still moving! its so cool, i know theyre moving because these bumpers they put on my lower front teeth are of no use anymore! my front teeth are basically just hitting my brackets :( which is really worrying me because im a clencher at night and i think i have ...

Hi everyone Just an update! Went to the engagement party on saturday night, felt incredibly self concious and specially once again, when friends of my boyfriend's family were saying hello to me and notice my braces and just stare.. it makes me really mad... anyway, I was having many wines lol and m...

Oldguy... Starter wires like yours are very flexible and round, then there is thicker round wires they use...all to get the teeth rotated, and aligned along the arch wire. Then..the square wire, which actually move the roots at least this is what I've been told and experienced. Every time they go u...

Oldguy...... I'm 6 months ahead of you, so as the wires got heavier it moved my whole arch outward, that made spaces where I never had them before., the chains pull the teeth next to each other on the arch wire. I only have a short chain on one side....other than cleaning around it, it's no problem...

NeilH wrote:Really great video, wish I had the confidence to make one! Looking forward to hearing more about how you get on.

Thank you!!! I know it's long but I tried covering most of everything! Lol

Wow your progress is amazing!!!

Oldguy here......... Viewed your video...and I see why you want a good bite. I'm in my 60's and wish I had treatment before my teeth were slamming into each other. I to have self ligating braces, top and bottom. Had my braces put on after my trip to Vegas, shouldn't have waited, you will be amazed ...