Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi Ken and Joney, Thanks for your posts. Ken, I agree with you completely on making sure I am satisfied with how my teeth look before my braces are removed. I know this is my orthodontist's goal too and I think with my continued comment of "the braces will be removed when they are removed"...

I have been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to enter any updates on my orthodontic treatment. There's not much new. My time in braces is more time than they estimated, but as I told my orthodontist, I'm fine with that . My goal is to have my teeth look the best they can. I have been in or...

The adjustment appts. varies with everyone. Alot of it depends on how fast/slow your teeth have moved and this can depend on how many weeks it has been since your braces were placed. I always look forward to my ortho. appts. to see what will be done - sometimes not much and sometimes alot. My ortho ...

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile - been very busy. Just wanted to give you an update on my last adjustment appt. on 8/28/07. My orthodontist was very pleased with the way my teeth are moving and he said I'm doing a good job wearing my elastics, which he said to continue wearing - I have been wearing...

I had my adjustment appt. today. I received heavier wires on both the upper and lower - Upper 18X25, Lower 17X25. I also received a powerchain on the upper front 4 teeth. My orthodontist said I should continue wearing elastics on the same teeth. The assistant who was new had alot of trouble getting ...

It sounds like it's getting close to getting your braces off. I think it's great that your orthodontist isn't trying to rush the treatment and it sounds like he wants your teeth to look the best they can. You've been an inspiration to me with your patience with the length of time you've had to wear ...

I had my impressions, photos and X-rays done at the same appt. of my consultation. I made a follow-up appt. to discuss the records taken. I then had the time to make my decision of whether I wanted to proceed with getting braces. By the way, during the consulatation appt., my orthodontist gave me th...

I have a 5 mm overjet. My orthodontist suggested jaw surgery but I really didn't want to have surgery. He said he felt he could decrease the overjet without the surgery but with the surgery it would be perfect. I had to have an expander installed to correct my crossbite and he said he thought this w...

Hi Josie , You just have to ignore people that don't have kind responses. In fact, it's probably best not to even tell them about any problems/frustrations you may be having with braces. I think everyone has different experiences with braces. The only time I had a problem was when I initially had th...

I had my adjustment appointment today. My orthodontist took a look at my teeth and bite and said my teeth are aligning well and my bite is getting better. He said I should continue wearing the elastics to help correct my bite. He said the expansion done with the expander still looks good. I was glad...

I have ceramic and metal brackets. My adjustments have been every 6 weeks since I had my braces placed. I'm sure this can change.

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I have only had to go in once to get the wire clipped and that was about 10 days after I got my upper braces placed. Last week I got a new wire and a couple days later I was feeling the wire poking. The only reason I didn't call my orthodontist's office was because I had an appt. in about 5 days to ...

I have been in ortho treatment for 16 months. My estimated time is 16-20 months. I really think my orthodontic treatment will take longer, not sure how long though. I'm fine with staying in braces for longer because my goal is to have my teeth look the best they can. I also know my orthodontist is d...

I just got 19 X 25 archwires on both the upper and lower brackets yesterday. These archwires are heavier than what I had previously. In fact, last time, because they just placed four bands on, my orthodontist placed a very lightweight archwire on. Yesterday at my appt., he placed the heavier wires o...