Metal Mouth Message Board

I guess I haven't kept up as much as I should have......I will have to catch up the progress pics and give the final result!!! I got them off 3 months early for following directions!!! It feels good to be able to eat food and not feel like it is such a chore to do so. Having braces is a humbling exp...

Teeth are lookin' good victor.......just dropping in to say hi since I haven't been on in awhile

Here is an updated photo at the 6 month mark. The changes amazes me. I am so glad......

Sorry it has been so long!!!! My fourth grader having homework trouble again...........Now it is Christmas Break!!! WOO HOO!! My last visit with the ortho was right before Halloween and nothing was done at that appointment. He wanted to see a little more progress. At my visit on November 30th, I got...

Well, Thank God! Blood work came back normal. I don't get it. I am glad though. I am FINALLY feeling more normal. Still a little lingering tiredness, but for the most part pretty good. ON to the fun stuff......... Friday September 21 was my 3rd appt I guess...2nd after banding. I got to get that si...

Here is an updated photo that I took at the 5week mark.

I secretly hope and pray that my braces are for a shorter duration. My teeth have responded fairly well also. I have had them now for almost 3 months. I still see the progress that needs to happen, but I am hopeful. Way to go!!!!! Can't wait to see the final pics when you are done!!!!!

Don't wait any longer!!! The sooner you start, the sooner it is done. People don't care whether or not you have braces, and the ones that notice, give a positive response. If I hadn't waited as long as I did, I would not have chipped 3 of my teeth. The misalignment and my teeth hitting wrong..........

tick.........tock...........tick.........tock................. I have my next adjustment on the 21st. I haven't been on in a few weeks. I was really ill. I was ill enough to have blood drawn. I don't know anything yet. Just tired all the time now. Boy, could I sound more depressing right now?!?!......

OK. My first adjustment went well. I was hoping for new wires all around. I got a heavier wire on the top but still have the first wire on the bottom. I thought he was going to have to replace the bottom thinking I may have damaged it or something when I had to put them back into the buccal tubes o...

Hey milk. I was reading through your posts, and I am equally shocked that you are 16. I agree that you do write very well. I had the wire come out of my buccal tubes on the bottom. I have the archwire that is flexible when it is cold, so when that happened, I swished with some really cold water and ...

Thanks Victor, Milk and KK I am not regretting my decision. Again, I knew it would not always be a picnic. My husband hears me say a lot, "I really don't like these things, but they sure are doing the job!" My teeth are going to look great when I am done. :BigTeethGrin: OOO..this is how I ...

:x Having a frustrated braces day. One of those days where I would just like to have them off for about a half an hour.......Teeth hurt, chewing no fun, teeth sore. I like what they are doing though. I eat through the pain but the soreness ensues................I have had them for a little over a mo...