Metal Mouth Message Board

Today was my first adjustment. It went really well except for the assistant dropping ligs down my throat. She kept saying oops there goes another one. BUT, I get my bottoms on August 7th. YAY. That means another step forward. Woo hoo! :dance: Here is an updated photo. I decided to be brave and go pi...

I decided to take the plunge because I chipped a tooth. I always new that I needed braces and had been told so by an ortho when I was younger but my parents couldn't afford them. When I became an adult and could afford it I first had to have my wisdom teeth out because they were all impacted and cau...

Good luck with your appointment today. HAPPY B-DAY!!!



Don't forget to post some "after" pics!

From everything I have been told it's normal for things to happen at different rates. I have gaps forming where there were no gaps before. I am sure your ortho has a plan for you and that depending on where the braces are exerting the most pressure those teeth will move first.

:( I was also wondering if anyone knows a quick way to heal up a crack in the corner of your mouth. I have one now and I keep putting on lip balm and such but it's not really helping. I loaded on the lip balm before bed and it was just as bad this morning. I would just give it a few days but my adju...

Hey Daisy, Glad to see that you have some movement already! Yep, it's normal for your bite to change almost on a daily basis when your starting out. That's progress happening! Those top teeth have to get out of the way so your lowers can get SPAM SPAM SPAMMING. I also went to a sonicare brush pre-b...

Hello, I thought I would post an update. I am almost twenty days in and it is going pretty fast. I have finally gotten used to having metal in my mouth. FINALLY. It took quite awhile in my opinion. Here is an updated pic. I can't really see much more movement. That one bracket on my left canine? (I ...

CONGRATS on getting started! :jump: I hope everything is going well with your spacers. I completely sympathize with the wisdom tooth removal. I had all 4 of mine removed last year in anticipation of getting braced. Maybe your spacers won't give you too much discomfort considering what they told you ...

Markre- This is a place where people go for help and comfort during their orthodontic journey. This is not a place for insults or outright rudeness. From what I have read and seen in friends and family people are just as pleased with their outcome with the "regular" bracket system as they ...

I feel like I have taken 2 steps back. I was hoping I was done with sore teeth until my first adjustment, but alas, I have sore teeth again. I need someone to please tell me that I am going to get used to this feeling and eventually be able to ignore it. I have a feeling that this is going to get ev...

I am really suprised at the reaction of a supposed ADULT to your braces. :evil: I am 24 and just had my top braces put on 10 days ago (bottoms to follow soon). I work in an office where everyone is between the ages of 20 and 60 and I have had nothing but positive reactions. They are all interested a...

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1363/hpim0501th4.th.jpg This is a pic of my sweet little Daisy. Most adorable loving cat ever. If you have ever seen that tv show My Name is Earl you will understand Daisy's pic. No matter how hard I try I have never gotten a pic of her with her eyes open. She clo...

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7665/hpim0500ur5.th.jpg I wanted to show you guys what my upper arch looks like. My teeth aren't as straight as they deceivingly appear in my "before" pic. You can also see where my ortho started with gray ligs and then switched to blue and forgot one of...

I didn't like the threader. It takes WAY too long to floss. She also gave me some floss that has a stiff end but it is rough and has this fluffy section that won't fit between my teeth. Don't worry though, I figured out how to floss with just my fingers and some satin floss. Works just fine. I REALL...

Well, it has been one week since I was braced. I thought I would go ahead and post an updated picture. The wire has straightened out alot since day 1. My teeth have FINALLY stopped hurting so badly. I can chew pretty well and I didn't need any wax today. I am going to ask the ortho what her plan is ...