Metal Mouth Message Board

I am in quails. They are pretty wimpy... I think he is just preparing me for worse to come

I seem to always be aware of them. So glad I am not the only one!

I had no idea how much I would a) bite my tongue and b) spit when I talk. Yuck!!! I have to focus when I talk to not do either of the above mentioned things...

Sorry for the late reply! My ortho was slightly reluctant to make any promises, and indicated that a lot of retention is due to personal factors. He told me that people who are "mouth breathers" retain less of the fix, due to the mouth being open during sleep, etc. He also told me that I w...

I got my braces on yesterday! Not too bad, so far Also, I have to say that I am not regretting my metal braces!!

Snickers bars!!

Colgate Total. I am loving the stuff...

I love them as a freshmen... Not so much for really cleaning, though.

I just got mine on today... and thus far eating sucks!! So does flossing...

I am getting my braces on tomorrow for this very problem. I will ask my ortho about it and let you know what he says...

I am getting my braces on Tuesday. They are correcting an open bite. My question is this... My treatment plan says that I will have elastics, but says nothing about turbos, and more importantly, TAD's. Are those something that the ortho may not know that I will need until I have been in treatment fo...

Hello all!!! I am 32 and will be getting my braces put on this coming Tuesday. I am getting Damon brackets, but choosing to go the all metal route. I am so glad I found this forum... I am sure I will have a lot of questions along the way...

Oh my gosh... I had not even thought about pickles!!! I will have to find a way to eat them... lol!!!

I get my braces on Tuesday!!! I am 32.