Metal Mouth Message Board

To be honest it is long.....I'm pretty sure they have to send it to the dental lab for them to do it. Some orthos do it in their office. I have a retainer now with me, but I ordered a new one from a different place called sporting smiles which they send you a package for you to do your own impressio...

So I had my braces off last month, and I had a 10 min appointment with my orthodontist. He looked at it and checked it and said I can wear them "NIGHT TIME ONLY"?! I have been wearing these guys 24/7. Is this a joke? Did any orthodontist say that to you?

Oh wow, so many different ways and brands to get rid of white spots. Not just square spots bc we all know we will get them. Like the hard areas we can't reach like in between the teeth where white spot will form. I just heard about the renin pro and MI Paste

He didn't give me fluoride paste. I think if you use it too much you can also get white spots. I know about MI Paste or remain pro helps to re-mineralized white spots. It was my fault for drinking soda bc I'm an addict. Back to drinking water, till I get it off in 4 months

Okay, hopefully I'm getting my top ceramic braces off in 4 months. I have two white spots one area in between my teeth, and one on my lateral left side. When you get your braces off does the orthodontist provide you with like a fluoride paste called MI paste or remain pro? To re-mineralize the white...

[quote="Ziggy"]Not sure what you mean by "arch." When the wire is placed on the brackets it pulls and pushes your teeth based on the placement of the brackets. The wire size is given based on how hard the ortho wants move a tooth; thick, square wires will move a tooth more aggres...

So in a couple of weeks I'll be getting my archwire (currently have round wires) to rectangular on may 9th. I only have top ceramic brace, I will be getting bottom after I get my top off bc 8 months ago I didn't have dental insurance. I will be looking for another ortho after I finish my brace get m...

[quote="Michu"]So it's been 2 weeks since my retie and I broke my second bracket from eating a kit kat 2 days prior my retie. I have only top ceramic brace my bottoms isn't bad. I heard the doc said next appointment .016 x .022 to the assistant. Is that rectangular wires? I will only have ...

So it's been 2 weeks since my retie and I broke my second bracket from eating a kit kat 2 days prior my retie. I have only top ceramic brace my powers isn't bad. I heard the doc said next appointment .016 x .022 to the assistant. Is that rectangular wires? I will only have these a year and they put ...

[quote="Michu"]I currently only have top braces since august of 2016, and I will only have them a year. I broke two brackets in different months, one was october by eating a chicken wing lol, and the other was last month from eating a kit kat (not cold) two days before my retie which was f...

I currently only have top braces since august of 2016, and I will only have them a year. I broke two brackets in different months, one was october by eating a chicken wing lol, and the other was last month from eating a kit kat (not cold) two days before my retie which was fine. Once I the top off, ...

Lol the pain will go away soon

I currently only have top braces since august of 2016, and I will only have them a year. I broke two brackets in different months, one was october by eating a chicken wing lol, and the other was last month from eating a kit kat (not cold) two days before my retie which was fine. Once I the top off, ...