Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi clearstepguy! Congrats on your decision and getting started! It took me years of procrastinating, so I think I can imagine what a big decision this was! I was shocked to read that the original estimate and plan from the ortho and the outcome from the " clearsteppeople" had such a discre...

So I thought I could answer my own question :wink: ...Today is better than yesterday! The lisp is practitically gone. I'm still annoyed by the attachments because of how they feel and their visibility.Feels like regular braces! Also I got this small feeling of claustrophobia (spelling? not a native ...

Hi advocate,

Good to hear that you are off to a good start! How many aligners do you have?

Good luck with your treatment! I got mine today, so we are in teh same boat so to speak!

Sooo, I have finally started and picked my first tray up this morning..First of 14 upper and 7 lower. So far so good...No pain, no trouble popping the aligner in and out... (I currently have only top aligner) Actually..the only thing that really bothers me is that I have this weird feeling of having...

I had to reply to this one! As a second timer (now invisalign) I was very concerned with maintaining the results this time around, so I asked my ortho a thousand questions about it and researched more on this than on any paper I've ever written :lol: If I'm going to pay big bucks and deal with all t...

Hi! I'm ready to start my invisalign adventure...or at least I think so...I'm currently waiting for my clincheck to come in...When I started researching and visiting ortho's I was really excited to get the show on the road. I had metal braces in the past, but some relapse occurred, due to a bonded r...

Hi! good question! I had two consultations at two different ortho's. They recommended the exact same treatment, but the first ortho was speaking to me like I was a 10 year old, telling me that he was not going to tell me how long my treatment would approximately take, because if he was wrong, "...

Hi, I just had my upper arch braced as a teenager. As I understood back then, my lower arch was well aligned, no bite issues etc. Just needed to straighten the upper social six and align the molars to be in line with my lower jaw. (I had a serious overjet) Now after 20 years, I find I have some (min...

Hi takako,

I've been reading your story and I just had to comment: Your teeth look great! So much improvement and movement! Hang in there, your almost done!

Hi! I know exactly what you mean....I too began to feel a bit embarrassed, reading all the posts from people who have major issues and are going through long treatments now...And I am worse than you...I did have braces in the past, but I really want the mild relapse that occured fixed...I had an app...

Hi Sammywantstraightteeth, I wanted to say thank you for your blog! Very informative and realistic. I will be going in for X rays and moulds after the holiday (end of august) and start treatment probably a month later. I got a little anxious from reading all the horror stories, but your blog made me...

Interesting topic....my two cents: I have had a bonded glued retainer on my upper six teeth for 18 years.."back in the day" :wink: they thought this alone would prevent relapse...This is so not true! Due to the change of your bite and the fact that glued retainers can be damaged and the wi...

Hi Alimommy! Thanks for your great response! I guess I was a bit shell shocked when I found myself in an office with 5 chairs and a lot of little boys and girls who were curious as to why an adult should be there... :wink: But that was not the main reason I backed out for the moulds (and having my f...

I bumped on to this thread and I am very interested!

I don´t have any bite issues, I just need my `social six`aligned (again)

For me the (set?) time frame sounds very attractive!

One question though...Is this (SMB) only available in the united states?Or also in Europe?