Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks for your reply KK I am a little reluctant to made a seperate appointment with him as I did this in June and he got very frustrated and told me I had to have patience. At that time he also told me it would be November/December to get them off. I was disapointed because it was supposed to be Se...

I've been wearing my braces for 20 months now, and I was supposed to have them off this month. I had my bands changed last week and the dentist asked me to wear triangle elastics for 12 hours a day, and they put a powerchain on my uppers as there is a large gap on the left side. I don't know why I d...

I know just how you feel! I'm 20 and I'm in braces too and I often feel totally self concious and ugly. But trust me I don't think anyone really cares that you have braces and if they do then they are not worth knowing. Seriously! Right now I'm sort of feeling down about my braces because I was told...

Thanks KK! I called my ortho today and made an appointment to sit down and talk with him. I just said that I had some concerns over how my teeth were coming along. I have my adjustment on the 31st of May and then the appointment on the 8th of June. I really hope I can get all my questions answered!

Some pics of how my teeth look now after 16 months! They aren't very good quality but you get the idea! http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/nikitacbrennan/nik2.jpg http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/nikitacbrennan/nik.jpg I have my next adjustment in 3 weeks. I am a little freaked out about how m...

My braces journey actually began about a year and 3 months ago. At 18 years old I decided to get braces because my parents had awesome dental coverage and it would all be paid for. I knew that people would probably be wierd about it but I figured it was the last chance I'd get to have straight teeth...

Hi Everyone! :-1 I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Nikita and I am new to this board but I have been undergoing my orthodontic treatment since January 2005, so 15 months! My scheduled "unbanding" is September, so we have about 5 months left to go. I am very exc...