Metal Mouth Message Board

I haven't posted for ages, mainly because there hadn't been much going on, until my adjustment last Tuesday that is! So - I now have square, rigid wires in both upper lingual and lower jaws. Those were less painful than I thought to fit. I normally get quite a bit of pain when the ortho is slotting ...

Your teeth are looking incredible Neil! I haven't been on here for a few weeks and have been having a painful time myself so it's nice to see a positive photo.
You won't be able to stop smiling when they come off

NeilH wrote: Yes, Yes, Yes, 16th February 2016...

Oh Neil I'm super chuffed for you! I cannot wait to see why your teeth look like without braces!
How did your appointment go?

Do you have a de-bracing date yet Neil? Hope the elastics are doing their job! I get mine next time!

I'm so glad it's going so well...take what you need to get thru it, no questions asked! :wink: I look forward to seeing some pics. :) T xx Thanks T!!! I 'hear' you have yours off now - have you started the joys of retainers yet? I mentioned retainers to my ortho since there appears to be quite a fe...

Yes, you are right. Saying you acquired some strong painkillers via your work in the healthcare sector does sound a bit dodgy!! Hope the appointment went well, I'm looking forward to hearing your update. Thanks Neil, and yes, I probably should not admit these things! As it happened however I actual...

Congratulations! Bet they look great!

Hello avid readers :wink: I'm working up towards my third adjustment which is on Tuesday. I acquired *cough cough* some strong painkillers and am going prepared this time (I realise that sounds v suss so i should qualify that by saying I work in the health sector, not that it makes it any less dodgy...

Hi, Viconia, I'm so glad it's going well :) Do you still have the metallic taste? I didn't have that with the braces but I did both times I was pregnant!! :shock: Keep it up, sweetie...your teeth are looking great already. T xx Hi Teeebeee, Nice to hear from you! :-) I'm so enjoying seeing the prog...

Hi Viconia, when you say you are going to attempt to knock yourself out with something strong next time and for a couple of days afterwards, I had visions of an all night session at the bar the day before and a ready supply of wine for when you got home! That's one way to do it I suppose. Or were y...

Hi, I recently just started to looking around for orthodontists, and going to a few consultations. From reading around on the forum, it seems like some consultations are more indepth than others? The consultations I have been to so far consisted of a general look at my teeth and my bite, and an est...

I'd just like to second the above, I'm really quite fascinated by invisalign because I was told first off I wasn't a candidate for it either so it's really interesting reading all about it. Looking forward to seeing more updates. Regarding the nausea when you wake up, you don't have acid reflux do y...

Having a ton of attachments like I do makes you WANT to keep them in. I can't speak for those who are lucky enough to not have attachments or only have one or two (maybe then there's a temptation to not wear them) but in my case I have 21 (yes, 21) attachments and they're kinda sharp and constantly...

Hi, it looks like you are making great progress and getting used to your braces now. I was really curious about lingual brackets and if I had my time again, would give it some serious thought. I guess lingual elastics are exactly the same as conventional elastics the only difference being the top e...

Linguals are hard core - I think if you've handled it so far, you can handle anything I always think the same thing about people with difference types of brace. I was told I wasn't a candidate for Invisalign due to my crossbite but I also don't think I would have kept them in, the temptation to rem...