Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi Jen! So nice of you to post to us who are still going through it! So you're still happy 9 months later? That's a good sign! We have been discussing possible relapse after treatment but I'm guessing you haven't had anything like that which is great :) Do you have the fixed retainer? Claire Hi Cla...

Hi All, I haven't been on here for ages, I finished my treatment back in August last year so I kind of dropped off. But I popped back on today just to have a look, I'm loving all the progress pics. Hope you're all happy with your IA and the progress its making. It's totally worth it once its all don...

Thanks for replying Jen! I have a bite plane too! I put my brace in today and I'm finding the more I wear it the easy speaking becomes. The soreness isn't so bad now :) I can't wait to start seeing results. How are you finding the retainers are you going to get the fixed bar behind your teeth? Nic ...

Hi everyone I'm on day 2, teeth feel sore at the moment but I'm going to wear as much as I can this weekend as not confident enough to wear at work just yet. I spend a lot of time on the phone so need to work on my speech. I had the filing between my teeth done this was fine but I don't go back for...

:jump: Wow JENWALTON01 your teeth look absolutely fantastic!!! I bet you are so pleased!!! Thanks RuthK, I am really pleased. I picked up my retainer today, I love it, feels tight but then its supposed to, can hardly notice it at all when I smile and best of all, I can talk with it in. My dentist r...

I'm finally done

I've had my moulds taken for my Essix retainer which I pick up next week and then I'm all finished.

I am so pleased with the results

Hi, I've almost finished wearing my Inman aligner and am at the stage where I have to pick the method of retention. My dentist has given me three options:  1) fixed / bonded wire at the back of my front teeth 2) essix retainer - to wear every night forever 3) fixed / bonded wire PLUS essix retainer...

Hi All, Just back from my appointment, all looking good. Had a little more filing(interproximal reduction) done to allow the tooth to get to its final position but he is 99% sure it will be there by this time next week. So plan is, I go next week, if all is in place he will de-activate the aligner, ...

JENWALTON01 Fabulous news!!!!!!!! :-D Well done for sticking with it, gosh only a couple of weeks left that's great, well done you. Do you think you'll go for the fixed retainer? (Sorry to keep banging on about that!!!) I saw my dentist this morning too and she was really shocked / pleased at how m...

Hi All, Well I had my 13 week check up yesterday and all is looking good. I had a little more filing done to allow the tooth to come forward and my dentist thinks it may only be another week or two until I am done!!!! :D I am booked in next week for another check and poss filing if the tooth still h...

Hello, I am new here. I would like to get Inman aligner for my upper teeth. However, I already made a mistake of putting 4 veneers first, but I am not fully satisfied with results. Can I wear Inman over them? It doesn't matter if they crack, I will replace them after I finish wearing Inman aligner ...

JENWALTON01 - Not been on here for a while, great news that you are nearly done!! :-) have you decided what type of retainer to get? (Fixed wire / removable)...I'm leaning towards the fixed one so long as it doesn't affect my bite... I'm having one of those weeks where I just want to be done with w...

Hi All, I had my check up yesterday, all looking good, dentist believes I will be done in about 4 weeks :D It's just getting the tooth completely in line with the rest and that'll be it, he was talking about retainers etc, so exciting!! I now just have to be really good and stick to wearing it as of...

Hi Jen! Well I'm now a week and 2 days in and I literally have no pain, tenderness, aching nor sensitivy regardless of whether my aligners are in or out. Putting them back in causes me 0% pain. I've also seen no movement so wondering whether they aren't tight enough as you say! I've got a check up ...

Hi Illas15, I remember when I first got mine, for the first week it was ok whilst in, but my teeth really ached when I took it out, then when I popped it back in it would feel very tight but soon got used to it. I always pull the chunky clear plastic bar down on my teeth, whether that is right or n...