Metal Mouth Message Board

My treatment is around one year. And yeah ill do that next week hopefully.

Hey Dan. Thanks for replying , yeah my Doctor is an ortho and i do trust him, but he never answers clearly about the speed at which the gaps will close. Im going to ask him about powerchains and the other methods you mentioned when i go for my next adjustment. I have a feeling though i might be dens...

Hi. Well, my ortho said that by removing my lower bicuspids and consequently moving lower my teeth back will create enough space for my upper teeth to be straight. I think the issue with my teeth wasnt really overcrowding, just that because of the lower teeth digging into my upper teeth led to the d...

Hi, as ive posted on another thread, i just got my upper braces. But ive got my lower braces for over two months now, after the extraction of two bicuspids and it seems to me the gap is not closing! Does anyone know how long it takes ? I keep reading everywhere about powerchains, but i dont know if ...

Hi there, Im getting braces at 26 too! Although my overbite was more than yours! Your teeth look great. I avoided braces through my teens , but last year around i started experiencing pain in my upper front teeth , so i thought i should finally do something about it.Since my upper jaw is shorter tha...

Thanks for replying you guys! Well today i felt slightly better, the pain has become duller and my mouth isnt so tender anymore. I can talk, although its just weird when i laugh cos my lips get stuck in the grinning position then they slightly stick to my braces, so i have to like move my lips aroun...

Hi everyone. Today i got my upper braces and my whole mouth is so tender and at this point i don't even know where exactly the pain is originating from, my mouth feels like its been punched rapidly. I couldn't even eat anything today. I never anticipated​ it would be so hard! How will i live without...

Hi everyone. Today i got my upper braces and my whole mouth is so tender and at this point i don't even know where exactly the pain is originating from, my mouth feels like its been punched rapidly. I couldn't even eat anything today. I never anticipated​ it would be so hard! How will i live without...