Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm in uni and so the money for braces is a tricky thing. My ortho wants to achieve maximum retraction and pull my front teeth the entire space back :X I'm actually getting two mini screws placed on each side on top for this. Fingers crossed I don't wind up one of the disaster cases :X I had 2 teeth...

I'm definitely going to ask to have all 4 removed at my appointment on Monday, then! I don't want to go through the hassle twice, either :FeelSick: haha. Then I should be getting braced up no later than September 30th. Seems so far away! I wish it was sooner, but the ortho is all booked up until the...

I feel like our cases are pretty similar! I'm supposed to get my braces sometime this month. My chin also dimples and looks like an orange peel because I have to push my bottom lip up to meet my top lip in order to close my mouth. When I relax my lips, my chin drops back into the position I assume i...

Does it hurt at all?

I'm supposed to be getting 2 TADs in when I get braced. These mixed reviews on the pain I should expect are making me a lot more nervous..

1. Where are you located? Chicago, IL
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $5030
3. What kind of braces do you have? Metal.
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 22-24 months

The before and after pictures are like night and day! I agree with everyone else, your smile is so beautiful and your teeth look great! I can only hope that my smile will turn out as perfect

Hi, Kimmie! I just wanted to say that your progress is awesome! Your smile looks wonderful

WOW!! Even the 7 days between the first 2 pictures your teeth moved so much! And they're beautiful even now, only 6 months in! Superhero teeth you look great!!

I quite like your profile! But I know how it feels having something bother you about the way you look and desperately want to change it, despite what other people tell you. Maybe you can find an orthodontist that will show you a simulation of what your teeth/mouth/profile would look like if you had ...