Metal Mouth Message Board

[quote="djspeece"]They will probably move enough to make putting the retainer in to be a pain, and you may have some discomfort -- maybe a lot -- for a while. I'd recommend taking ibuprofen an hour before that appointment. I have been in a Vivera retainer for a year now, only having to wea...

Got my braces off yesterday, mould for the retainer was taken in the same appointment, however I have to wait until next Wednesday to get my retainer. I fear my teeth will move drastically before them, and think they may have already moved a little, although that may just be me being paranoid. How m...

Here's the thing. Had braces on almost 2 years, in a 2 year course. They've been pulled out from a fairly serve overlap in the front two teeth. I should be on one of the last appointments in 7 weeks. Now the power chain is closing the last gaps, but it's also now started to cause an overlap in the t...