Metal Mouth Message Board

Sorry been gone so long, life kinda took over for abit. Here is my latest update with beginning pics for comparison.





July 2006


Today

Kriz

I got my adjustment today.. new arch wires on bottom and top! I also got power chains on the bottom to help close the gaps and give my 4 front bottom teeth to move. Ouch my teeth hurt! Went halloween theme! Here's my pics: July 5th http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/2940/dscn0707wb8.th.jpg 1st adjus...

ok I went in for my adjustment 1 week earlier than expected. So here is a pic of my 1st adjustment and my new pretty pink ligs. I also got some sporty wire ties to help rotate my stubborn teeth so we can get those gaps closed :) day braces were on: http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5617/dscn0745lx0...

Sharonm : Yes I have gotten use to them :HugeGrin: . Every now and then I have a tender moment, but most of the time I forget they are there. I am also now expecting to see them when I look in the mirror, so that no longer shocks me. :) NO pain at the moment, but some pressure still every now and t...

I have had 4 bicuspids removed.. here is my smile. http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5617/dscn0745lx0.th.jpg Cant really see the holes.. But my tongue sure knows they are there hehe. My tongue is always playing with the wire that runs over the gap. But in general I have to pull my cheek back to see...

oh yeah! I sooo Agree! Kiwi is the so kind and so supportive Thanks for all your efforts.

Kriz

I have a wire on the bottom, just not connected to the lower front four. He wants to move my "trouble teeth" before he hooks up my front 4 bottom ones. Sorry I forgot to mention that. Let me get yall a closer pic..

Kriz

can yall see anything? I cant :( its been a month now. Heres some pics. Kriz NOW http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4479/dscn0732ui5.th.jpg http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/5523/dscn0733ae7.th.jpg July 5th http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2411/dscn0715ex1.th.jpg http://img452.imageshack.us/img45...

Man didnt realize my bottom teeth have Zero arch.. they are in a box formation.. no wonder they hurt like (insert your choice of words here, after all you know what it feels like)! Wow pictures make you see a whole side of your teeth you didnt see before..

Kriz

I am a 28 yo pharmacist, who has finally decided to fix my smile. I have always been told throughout my life that i needed braces by my family dentist, but I was in the same situation as many here on these boards in that my parents just couldnt afford it. So now that I have finally gotten out of sch...

Has anyone else had trouble sleeping on your side due to the wire cutting into your cheek? I have a ridge in the inside of my left cheek where the wire meets my cheek. It gets pretty sore and I wake up alot. I really cant wax it for it is at the "gap" and there is nothing there to hold the...

Heres my night routine:

remove wax (hehe)
floss with crest glide "threader floss"
brush
ACT

I brush after every meal, and I waterpik if I have big stuff stuck in there.

Kriz

Well, I am a 27 yo, professional, female too with crowding also :) I have been in braces for 20 days now, and I dont regret one single moment of it. I cant wait to see my new smile and if I have to go through 2 years of alittle discomfort then so be it :wink: Welcome aboard, and congrats on making t...

you will do fine with the extraction.. and dont worry abou the gap.. I have 4 gaps and they are barely noticable from the front view..anyway they wont be there long..just think about how beutiful your teeth will be when you are done! Good luck tomorrow and eat some icecream! (with a spoon not a stra...

OMG hehe the first time I used my waterpik it looked like I had taken a shower with the shower door open.. water all over me, the floor, the mirror, the sink, the counter, and even the dog (who was trying to figure out what i was doing). It was a sight, but I think I got the hang of it now. every no...