Metal Mouth Message Board

The best way I know to describe it is that it is similar to a herbst in the way that it corrects and encourages proper development, but it's permament.

I am certain that there is a much more scientific way to say it, but that would be MARA 101.

~luvmyhubby

Looks like a wonderful and informative board here. Presently, I have 3 of my 4 children in Orthodontic work. It has been quite a year! Personally, I have no experience with braces, appliances, etc. so it has been an educational time for me. After the kids, it will be my turn though. For me it will h...

Thank you, bbsadmin. That would surely be a wonderful answer. For some reason, I thought the "look" was from the elbows poking out into her cheeks. Unfortunately, I was incorrect to assume it would go away when the elbows came off. The better choice would have been if I had been asking abo...

My little sweetie, who is now 12, is having her MARA appliance removed after a year of wearing it. The "elbows" came off about a week ago, and the crowns are to come off in three weeks. Sadly though, after wearing this appliance for the past year, due to what the appliance did to her jaw, ...