Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm on Week 2 of my 1st aligner. I'm definitely NOT an expert, but I did give up drinking coffee and tea for this. I'm even too scared to drink my pre-workout drink because the powder colors my lips, let alone what it will do to my attachments. I get my non-water fix at dinner, sometimes lunch. It s...

Thanks everyone for the comments. I'm on day 2 of my invisalign. I'm glad it happened...but now I'm trying to figure out to hold my mouth. I've been manipulating my mouth for so many years, that I now don't know how to smile or set my face when I'm not smiling. LOL. I still have people telling me &q...

Today, I received my Invisalign aligners. The assistant put on my "buttons" (9 of them) AND the orthodontist came over and shaved 8 of my bottom teeth. That kinda freaked me out because he said I had "smaller" teeth. Based on all the post and YouTube videos I watched, I thought t...

Thank you!! This is very helpful. I just got my practice aligners while I wait for my real ones to come. These feel so weirddd! I dunno how I'm going to do 22 hours...lawd.

So, I went to my consultation and he said I only needed braces for a year and he recommended Invisalign...He said for a year in braces and my type of gaps I didn't need to get metal. Surprisingly he also asked me if I was sure I wanted to give up my gap. Me: Yep, it's time for it to go. Lawd. What i...

So, when I first decided to get braces, I read everything I could about metal braces, especially the Damon brand. I was so excited to start on this journey and begin stocking up on everything I needed to survive 2 years in braces. Then I get to my appointment and the orthodontist says: You only need...

1. 12 months 2. $5800, 1250 is covered by insurance. 3. Invisalign 4. I have a large gap between too 2 front teeth. Only slight tilt to bottom 2 front teeth...but since he's bringing top teeth back a bit, he has to move bottom to match. And maybe a canine that's rotated barely. A part of me wanted t...

I guess that's what bugs me is when ppl with straight teeth and such tell me I don't need braces...And that I look fine without...inside I'm like why am I not allowed to have a complete smile too? I know I'm internalizing it...but as a dentist told someone I know: they aren't saying your smile is ni...

Thanks for your kind words! I think I've spent so much of my life trying to ignore my gap, that it's quite weird to know it won't be there anymore. It will no longer be a part of my identity...that is sooooooo weird. But I'm so excited about having straight teeth to match my smile. Now the discomfor...

So, I'm going for my consultation on Thursday with the possibility of getting braces same day. I'm actually okay with this...but I have a few concerns: 1)A silver filling that you can see from the font. Past dentists have asked to replace it but I never did. It's twin cracked a year ago and was repl...