Metal Mouth Message Board

I am currently taking driving lessons-i am doing good but wont be ready for my test till august time .Anyway my surgery is in august and was just wondering how many lessons i will have to miss.I have 1 1/2 hours a week.im expecting to leave it 2 weeks but is the likely result a lot longer.. I really...

I have ordered the zip and squeeze office set ( 2 of each ) If it isnt enough then i will just have to manage..
Still cant believe surgery is this summer.......

Still cant decide-i dont want to buy loads and then be stuck with them.
lou-lou-did the hospital give you anything top help with the feeding-a syringe or something..
i live in a small village which isnt helpful for basic supplies nevermind any thing else!!!!!

i am not being wired shut but i imagined tightly banded although as of yet i dont know for how long.I should know more in the next few weeks but i dont want to leave it too late to get them shipped out.
Any one know how long shipping takes..

Hi hedybleu- I Will be having lower jaw surgery definitely-On my last visit a couple of days ago the ortho said that he will be putting a plate in my chin area also.He didnt go into that much detail-he said we will have a chance to discuss that in a couple of weeks at my pre assessment.So i dont kno...

i have my surgery date for the 1 st august so im now going to start stacking up on stuff i think ill need.Looking at the zip and squeeze website and wondering what to buy.Did most of you get the hospital starter set -it seems quite alot ..i was thinking of getting the office kit(2 liquid bags,2 thic...

Thanks Meryaten -now im confused again maybe he said in the chin rather than the gum... :? i will ask the surgeon of course but this guy isnt exactly the most talkative,co operative man-i know i will get a chance to ask more in depth questions before he actually does the procedure i was just curious...

So i went to see the surgeon today to see if im ready for a date.The problem before was that one tooth hadnt moved enough to be able to move the jaw forward and stabilise it.Well today he said i need upper jaw surgery too .He also mentioned i will need a plate in my gum at the front bottom-i dont kn...

oops moved it..

fingers crossed all goes well and they come off in august-just in time for a late summer holiday deal to celebrate.Congrats lou-lou

Yeah sure i would do it for cosmetic reasons alone! i would say thats 99% why i am having all this done.yes i do need jaw surgery so its not just down to cosmetic reason for me either.I went to the dentist to get my teeth sorted i was not recommended to -After nearly 20 years of living with my adult...

KERRY-Are you going throughthe NHS?I ask as i am in the uk and was told 18 months in braces before surgery then 6 months after surgery.However the NHS can be slow at times my Surgery was meant to be in the summer but my surgeon is on holiday all july and august then isnt free until late september.I ...

Hi louise welcome back... i have been away for a few months so only just catching up on your events after your first surgery.my gosh you have been through the mill !! so very pleased that your surgery this time went so much better-and heres keeping our fingers( and toes)crossed that your ordeal is n...

Hi brendan -welcome....first off getting braces is a personal thing only you can decide but for what its worth i will give you my opinion....I am in my late twenties,married with 3 ankle biters in tow...i am having lower jaw surgery later this year to bring the jaw forward so my teeth finally meet.i...

when i started braces in jan 2007 i was a size 10-by the time summer arrived i was a size 8 and felt great.Well im still braced this summer and i cant fit in any of my size 8 clothes from last summer...i think i have got use to eating again now-snacks,chocolate and all....