Metal Mouth Message Board

hey everyone, Sorry its been months since the last update but I have been busy and something major has happened! So around end of May, I had an appointment with my orthodontist, he basically said that my progression was slow and that he needed to monitor it more closely. He suggested me coming in to...

this morning I went to the orthodontist, he said that he is very impressed with my process and he started to fit the herbst appliance in. I have to say that it was way more painful than I had expected, because my jaw is very fragile from my expanders. My orthdontist had told me that he would do it g...

hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted in a while but I've been having exams for school etc. My smile distractor has no pain anymore!! I have finished turning it and now I can fit my thumb between my 2 front teeth. My next appointment I will be getting wires on my top teeth. In my last appointment, I ...

thanks for all the lovely comments.
I had a bad sleep last night as the pain was very bad, the stitches are quite painful as well the the tightness of the expander in my jaw.

JCloNY wrote:I hope it went well.

Thanks and yes it did!!

Take your pain meds and try to stave off the worst pain -- as we say in nursing, pain is easier to prevent than to treat. Congratulations on your surgery and recovery. thanks so much for the kind words!! the pain is very bad at the moment but I am keeping positive. Check out my full post on the pro...

Hey guys, In this post I will explain the full procedure from start to finish of my smile distractor surgery... BACK STORY: I have had many dental/orthodontal surgeries before as I have a very complicated mouth. In my last appointment, my orthodontist told me that my bite and movement of teeth had n...

just come out of surgery around 30 mins ago. I have to admit that it wasn't the most pleasant of experiences but I am relieved it is over and done with. The anesthesia is beginning to wear off which means that the pain is beginning to kick in. Tge pain at the moment is quite intense and I can hardly...

Going in now for the surgery...
See u on the other side

I am judt about to go in for surgery. I have gone for the option of staying awake during the procedure as I am afraid of being put to sleep and waking up feeling confused. They said however, that I would have to wear a mask which would provide some gas to make me sleepy. I am so excited to be progre...

testimony777 wrote:I pray everything goes well for you today!

thanks so much!!

djspeece wrote:Best of luck with your surgery and wishing you a quick and uneventful recovery. You seem well informed.

BTW what does your user name refer to?

haha thanks for the good luck! My name is referring to when I went to India and wanted to be an elephant trainer, I know right!!

Just had my orthodontist appointment after nearly a week with 8 TADs and a frenectomy. However, it is bad news and I will have to endure more pain!! The frenectomy was a success however, the TADs have not made enough progress that they should have made in the past week. He told me last week that my ...

hey there, I completely understand what it feels like to be unconfident with your teeth, I felt the same way to. I would definately say that u should get a secure job first after college and try to consider getting health insurance because it breaks down the huge amount of money u would have to pay ...

wow that sounds painful!! i would definately say that the student knows what he is doing so dont be worried! i haven't had much experience with a student orthdontist but when I had TADs in place, on of the students watching my orthdontist do it, had a go at screwing the TAD in my bone. It was comple...