Metal Mouth Message Board

I was a mouthbreather both before and after palatal expansion (had at age 23). I'm less of a mouthbreather now, but I still can't sleep without mouthbreathing. As far as I know I don't have sleep apnea, but I do require more sleep than most people I know. I had a rapid surgical expansion, I'd have t...

--Marriedonmaui, Yes, it does suck being called ugly. A couple times it came from members of my family, which stings more because you feel they are more likely to be honest with you. On more than one occasion, someone I knew beforehand looked at me post-surgery in shock., I am long past the point of...

I had a SARPE surgery a few years ago followed by two years of braces. Mostly I feel extreme regret about the whole procedure. Everything looked and seemed nice the day I got my braces off, but since then I've had consistent discomfort (sometimes pain) in mouth. My teeth are 'relatively' stable. I s...