Metal Mouth Message Board

Just wondering... Were those brackets and wired visible while talking? I was looking in the mirror yesterday. And came to the conclusion that my bottom row is pretty visible while talking. When I'm talking enthousiastic or laugh my top row is also very very visible. I'm very conscious about it and c...

I'm worried to be honest. I'm +40y male. I had a lot of appointments with dentists / periodontists ... and finally met the orthodontist. We came to the conclusion I'll have to start wearing metal braces for +/- 1 year. Almost at the same moment they will put the brackets on my teeth, I will start wo...

Ok! Thanks. Will ask my orthodontist in January to make sure. The appointment to get the amalgam removed is in february. So still time to decide!
Thanks again.

Hi,

Thank you both for the motivating and kind words! Will need it :-) I'll keep you posted!

Regards!

Hi, Yet another question. My dentist told me I should get one of my molar amalgam fillings removed to prepare my mouth to start wearing braces. To be honest I don't understand why I have to remove amalgam from a molar to replace it with white fillings. Do you have any idea why this is related to a b...

Hi, I registered on this website a month ago and I decided to go for braces (It is not really a decision but more related to my tooth 21 that needs an implant). I'm creating a blog related to this topic that can be found on this great archiwired forum. But I have some questions. Now that things get ...

Hi, I'm a 44 year old male. I live in Belgium. Two years ago my dentist told me I should check my front tooth (do a root canal treatment). Now two years later my dentist told me it should be replaced with an implant. I'm very nervous and scared, especially because she told I might have to wear brace...

Hi, Currently I'm 44. I have a rendez-vous scheduled with my dentist on 8th of November. And also an appointment with an orthodontist on May 10th... I have some crooked bottom teeth and and issue with one of my front teeth. I will need an implant. To make the implant possible I have been told I shou...