Metal Mouth Message Board

I have been in braces now for 4 weeks and I have been using the electric/rechargable Oral B Vitality that my orthodontist gave me on brace day. I used to use the battery powered Crest spin brush but now that I have gotten used to the little circle head on my Oral B, I love it. The little circle brus...

I use Biotene toothbrush and mouthwash sometimes which seems to help with dry mouth. landela, I cant thank you enough for that information. After doing a google search for biotene products.... http://www.laclede.com/index.asp Their website actually has a list of perscription medications that possib...

Meryaten wrote:You're drinking plenty of water throughout the day, I assume?

Absolutely! All I ever is drink is water, I was never much of a soda drinker. I usually drink atleast 50 oz of water a day.

I too had the same problem right after my braces went on. Mine have only been on a few days longer than yours. I have recenlty been able to get my floss between the molar with a band and the one behind it. I don't know if there was extra glue (from the banding) that needed to wear off or if it is be...

Hey all, I'm in my first month of braces and I need some ideas on what I can do about waking up in the middle of the night with my cheeks being stuck to my braces because my mouth is so dry. (I never had a problem with dry mouth before braces) Moving my mouth to peel my cheeks from my braces feels l...

Hi everyone. I too am new to this wonderful site. 6 days and counting until my brace day. Spacers have been in for a little over a week and they drive me crazy. My tounge is so sore from rubbing them all the time. I hope I'm going to be able to handle braces if these little rubber rings are bugging ...

It will be 7 days until my braces go on so I'm hoping any pain from adjustments will be managable. Although, I have to say that my spacers have been in for 7 days now and today is the first day I can bite down completely on my molars. They have been driving me NUTS!! My teeth don't feel aligned like...

:D First of all..Hi, this is my first official post as a member on archwired. I will be getting my braces on July 9th (atleast I'll be able to eat some good food on the 4th). When I tell friends I'm getting braces they say "why, your teeth are perfectly strait?" What they don't know that ...