Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks everyone :) I know it's the confidence that matters. Hopefully braces will boost my confidence a bit, at least they are better then crooked teeth! because it show's im fixing my problem :) I was just worried guys would be turned off because braces could make kissing difficult. But im glad tha...

I have to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed at least 9 months before I have lower jaw surgery. Im getting them all out at the same time :shock: i'll be glad to get it over with but im really not looking forward to it! how long will I need off work to recover? my oral surgeon said 1 week... but t...

your teeth look great, very clean and white! they are going to be perfect after your braces are off I love the look of your ceramic braces!

Im 20 (turning 21 next year) and I'll be getting braces on soon. I have to have them on for about 2 years, with lower jaw surgery about a year into treatment to correct my overbite. This is rather embarrassing, but I have never dated anyone before or even had my first kiss yet. I've always been very...

Yeah that does seem like alot dangerdude! My ortho also quoted me an exta $750 for ceramic instead of metal, like Lynette. Im also from Australia

Im getting braces next month and im trying to decide on metal or ceramic. I like the look of the clear, and I dont mind paying the extra cost. But i've been told that they stain very easily and make teeth look yellow?

Thanks guys im so exited! only 19 days to go until im braced. Still trying to decide on metal or ceramic. I like the look of the clear ceramic and don't mind paying the extra cash. But i've heard they stain really easily and make your teeth look dirty/yellow?

I'll be getting braces in a month, and I have to work the day after (as a shop assistant, so I have to talk to customers) and then the day after that I have a friends birthday dinner party. Will I be okay if I take some pain killers?

Thankyou equaeternal :) yeah I am very anxious aswell mama2cute! but also very exited about getting them fixed! I have 4 appointments now. 29th nov, 2nd dec, 10 dec and 20th dec. The fist two are for preperation, I have to have spacers :( then I get the braces on the 10th of dec, only a month away! ...

Your teeth are a bit like mine, how the two front go in and the two on the sides stick out. Im glad it didn't take long for them to straighten up. They look great! I like the look of the clear braces. I will be getting them when I get braced

Hi everyone :) I'm a 20 year old girl from Australia. I've always been self conscious of my smile and I'm finally on my way to doing something about it! :D I first went to see an orthodontist at 12 years old, he told my mum that I would need lower jaw surgery to fix my overbite and she said no way! ...