Metal Mouth Message Board

its just so feels so wierd to be excited over something so gory lol but im looking at the end picture now, im guessing il have braces for 6 months after at least but hopefully no longer either way if my profile is better il be happy hopefulyl recovery will be ok x

do you mean three weeks off work lol

im having the same surgery on the 31st july had braces coming on 18 months now so on schedule !

mines about 12 mm lol !

aparently my lower jaw is too wide and to correct this with braces would take a very very long time so they will cut my midline bring it closer together and put a metal plate there to keep it together !

im booked 31st July !!!!

31ST JULY ! YAY

Need lower jaw moving forwards (bsso) and to have my lower jay narrowed cutting down my midline and making my lower jaw from a U shape to more of a V Shape (new surgery )

Its actually happening

Im ready YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA been a long old wait !!!! i need lower jaw advancment and also a NEW surgery to narrow my lower jaw changing it from a U shap into more of a V shape then a metal plate to fit it together ! Cant wait want it over with now x im hoping i can be booked for 21st August, fing...

Teylix - NHS stands for "National Health Service", and yes, it's the British free healthcare system, although I wouldn't refer to it as 'socialized healthcare' because of all the negative connotations - most of which aren't deserved. The only problem is when it comes to certain non-essent...

so my sarpe date is in june and i'm having major cold feet. i'm not concerned about the braces so much but i'm terrified about the GAP, and how it's going to severly cramp my style. the summer is the only time of year that i have to be attractive and date liberally. did other women go into braces s...

I can understand your frustration, I hate not knowing when things are goign to happen and everything with the NHS is a waiting game. Im ready for surgery now but who knows depending on the waiting list that might not happen till the end of the year :cry: :cry: :cry: We are quite lucky to be seen so ...

I phoned the orthodontic clinic this afternoon to check that they've referred me to the psychologist because I hadn't heard anything and it's now more than three weeks since my last appointment. Now I wish I had left well enough alone. The first disappointment was hearing that they haven't sent the...

It isnt unusual for them to ask that sort of question off guard because they need to make sure you know what you are letting yourself in for, its not a walk in the park and you should definitely not feel the need to rush. There is no rushing in this treatment unfortunetly, i see the surgeon once who...

thanks for your input, i am concerned about this but i havent yet spoken to the surgeon so not too sure what the procedure is but i was told i would have a metal plate ????

I find out on the 19th so hopefuly i can come back to you alland advise xxx

il have a look into that then

i compare myself to a shark, my nose looks big because i barely have a chin, if i jut my jaw forward wow it looks so much better ! You will def look worse prior to surgery because they are putting your teeth into the correct position, its likely your teeth grew at an angle to compensate for your und...

YOU SHOULD SEE THE SIZE OF MY OVERBITE HAHA ITS LIKE MAHOOOSIVE