Metal Mouth Message Board

Noticing this as initial wires widen my arch. Beginning to feel the brackets hitting back of my lips.......no pain but just a bit annoying, almost claustrophobic feeling at times.

Clear tops her...bottoms TBA. Really preffered not flashing full tin grin at my age!

Same issue here to come.......in Clarity clear on top with bottoms yet to be installed. Ortho said ceramic but then commemted metal may be more appropriate for my case. Don't know but my bottom teeth also show and would probably be happier not flashing a tin grin on bottom..

Great decision....embrace your decision, enjoy the ride knowing you'll finish with the smile you always wanted.

Never liked my teeth.....bottoms really crowded/crooked and tops somewhat, so always secretly wished I'd had them. Then DDS botched a root canal requiring an extraction and leaving a space in lower front so one implant and same smile for $3,500 or braces to close space and the smile I always wanted ...

$5400 for 3M clear top and bottom on east coast of the USA

I've gone with ceramics on top and bottoms going on once enough space exists to not bite them off after installing. Ortho may suggest metal on bottom to start sooner due to their smaller size but don't know what I'll do if so. My bottom teeth are more noticeable when I speak and smile so don't reall...

Good luck......got my tops done with clear at 64 about 1 mo. ago and love them. A bit annoying during and after eating but well worthwhile so far as can see changes already. May be a different story once bottoms go on and with elastics, etc. later as they are prescribed but so far so good. The expec...

Hi all.....and after thinking about it and procrastinating forever, I finally decided to go for it, so here I am at the ripe old age of 64 with 3M Clarity's installed on top five days ago. Should be an interesting ride, but so far so good.....a bit of tenderness and mild ache but able to eat and go ...