Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks for replying both of you :D I would demand an appointment but there is no point if the retainers are not there for me to pick up. Only one more day until I get them. In the meantime I keep clenching my teeth to make sure they're okay. Paranoid much? That said, I do think they have shifted som...

Thanks for replying lizzy I spoke to his receptionist and told her to call me immediately once they come in. Originally she was going to book me in for Friday afternoon but because I work, and they close by the time I finish, that's why she gave me the Saturday morning appointment. They don't seem t...

I am missing them at the moment as I just got debanded and won't be getting my retainers until Saturday.

I think missing them is more to do with the fact that I'm hoping my teeth don't shift too much between now and Saturday.

Once I get my retainers I don't think I will miss my braces as such.

My ortho looked at my teeth and basically said "They'll be coming off soon" to which I responded "How soon is SOON?" - he said "Next appointment". I was kinda surprised as he'd never really said anything about my progress before and I had actually missed going to appoin...

Hi everyone, I apologise in advance if this question has already been answered but I've pretty much gone through all of the threads on The Naked Tooth and none of them seem to answer my question. My braces came off on Tuesday (22nd Jan) and I'm pretty happy with my teeth given my ortho wasn't exactl...

Initial ortho consult and x-rays - $200 Surgical consult - $100 Dental consult - $100 Periodontist consult - $100 <---- Fillings needed before braces - $600 Root canal needed before braces - $500 Gum grafts needed before braces - $2,300 <---- 2nd ortho consult after getting fed up with 1st ortho - ...

Let's see... $2190 - to get my wisdom teeth out $3700 - for my braces $80 - filling $80 - teeth clean $85 - filling $150ish - on toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, dental wax so far... (and I've only had braces for 4 months!) I've got to pay for all this stuff by myself (lucky I work!) and I'll...

I think I'm going to get some work done on my gums. They have receded so much so that I have these ugly triangles that are really obvious! I'm kinda dreading getting my braces off because then the ugly triangles on my lower teeth will be exposed! It's bad enough that I have triangles on my upper tee...

I think a lot of people I told that I planned to get braces thought I was crazy. My parents told me they didn't think I needed braces and that they'd heard from a friend of theirs that you experience constant pain. Maybe they thought I couldn't take the pain or something. My boyfriend said he never ...

I actually forgot to ask my orthodontist if he could put ceramic braces on my teeth! I think I was so excited about getting braces that it slipped my mind. It wasn't until after they were on I considered asking him if he could put on ceramic ones, but it was a bit too late. Either way I'm happy with...

My mum looks at me in the morning sometimes and says "You don't look so good today" - in other words, she thinks I need to eat more because she thinks I've lost weight. The funny thing is, three years ago she was bugging me about losing weight because she thought I was getting fat! A frien...

I regretted getting my metal braces the minute I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled! I actually wanted to cry because I felt I looked scary. On the way home, I considered going back to my ortho to ask if I could have them removed! But after a week, I realised that how (scary) I looked to othe...

I've always noticed people's teeth because before I got braces, I was really unhappy with mine. I've got this habit of commenting on people's smiles (in a good way of course) but I don't think anything badly of people with crooked teeth because I don't have perfect teeth myself (yet hehe). Money is ...

KK , thanks for your comments! The thing is, I asked my mum if she could fund my braces but because she didn't think I needed them, she said no (plus she has other important things to worry about!) Also I figured I should put my work pay to good use instead of spending it on junk! chrisd , thanks f...

Hi everybody, I've been reading the forums for quite a while and decided I should share my story too. My name is Linh, I'm 21 and live in Melbourne, Australia. When I was in Grade 4, my teeth were crooked so when the dental van visited my primary school, the dentist suggested I get a plate. I wore t...