Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi, It's been a while I didn't post anything (I'm 5 years after braces) and just recently I randomly started to realise my Hawley looks quite different than most people's. There is no wire that goes underneath the teeth, it includes all teeth not just the front ones, and the part of wire that goes a...

I'm out of braces but honestly, I just buy the toothpaste that's on sale! As long as its a known brand, like crest or colgate or aquafresh, they're all the same, IMO. As for the whitening toothpastes, I think they don't really whiten teeth, I know some people that use these and still have very yello...

Maybe they made a mistake while making the retainer, because you said you didn't leave them out for more than 6 hours at a time, and I think 6 hours isnt enough to let the teeth shift that much... maybe you should go back to the ortho?

Hello all, In my last posts I was having issues with my bite and my broken essix. I had upper and lower essix and I've been switched to lower bonded and upper hawley. I was pretty surprised (btw I've finished braces 2 years ago): 1) I got the "wraparound"kind (have no idea why though), whi...

Maybe your son's friends were given bonded retainers so they dont feel like they have something to care about like removable retainers, then they say they don't have retainers? I don't think it is possible to not get a retainer after treatment. As for the lenght of the 24/7 wear period, everyone see...

I had the shortest full time period: 48h full time and then nights only for 2 years. then 3 nights a year the 3rd year, and 1 night a week the 4th year.

Good news! I stopped wearing the bottom retainer and now everything's fine with my bite. I went to my dentist today for the 2 fillings and I asked him about my retainer issues and he said I absolutely don't need to go back to braces, my teeth look really good and he said to come in 2 days for impres...

The ortho said 1 year. I was braced apr.16 2007 and debraced apr.18 2008!! very precise!!

My bite is fine with the retainers,although I feel kinda trapped in all that plastic (!) but more specifically when I take them out my bite feels "asymetric" (like if my bite was like 0,5mm more on the left side!) Maybe I moved while they made the impressions? Maybe the person at the lab t...

I finished my treatment with braces 2 years ago. When they took off my braces, my teeth and bite were absolutely perfect. 1 week later, I received my essix retainers (top and bottom). I was told to wear them full time for the first 48 hours and then just at night time. Just after the first few hours...

No, they don't hurt me at all, I do some daytime too because my nights are quite short, and they only feel tight for the first 5 minutes... It's really a matter of me not liking the sensation of wearing the essix. People here seem to like it, but I have a hard time wearing both together, so I altern...

Hey! i got debraced on april 18, and on the 22nd i got 2 essix retainers... well, at the beginning i thought i was going to get used to them.... but no!! i have a reallly hard time to tolerate them! they are uncomfortable, very bulky, i feel like im biting into plastic and that i can't fully close m...

This is really cool! Does it work only for the united states? what if i live in Canada? i like ur choices and i finish braces in about 1 month!!

Hi! I'va been in braces for almost a year now, and the treatment will be over in about a month and a half. I have no clue which type of retainer i will get... it was never mentionned to me and i never asked about that. How does the ortho decide which one is better for each case? My main problem was ...

hi! on may 28 i went to the ortho for an adjustment and he put a wire lig on one tooth. well, yesterday i broke it while flossing and it fell off. i was already scheduled for an appointment on july 5th ( 2 weeks from now) but i want to know if i should call them and go in earlier or just wait until ...