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- Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:53 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: When you first saw your brace what did you think?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 11107
What a great question! I was pleased that my clear brackets weren't too bulky, but disappointed that they didn't do clear all the way around - on just the front six. Nobody had mentioned to me that it wouldn't be all of them. Now, two months in, I'm very pleased and find them to be nice and subtle l...
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Off Braces Today ! some What unpleased and dissatisfied.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5724
I've had a trainee-ortho working on my teeth the last couple of times. She broke a bracket trying to open it so it had to be sanded, new bracket bonded etc by my ortho. Aside from the discomfort, it took and hour for the appointment. I understand people have to learn, but it shouldn't be at the exp...
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:27 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: I've been braced
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1463
Hi Radkitty, and welcome! I'm finding that there's not much I can do about getting stuff stuck in the braces when eating. All I can do is excuse myself to the bathroom and get that food the heck out of there before enjoying a long and interesting conversation where I smile and laugh with my dinner c...
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:15 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: wire ties vs regular ligatures
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15944
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:54 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: When did you notice changes ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2326
For me, I noticed my teeth feeling different before seeing any changes. Looking in the mirror, I couldn't see much difference but my tongue could definitely feel the difference! That was about a week after being braced. The visual came a couple of weeks later. But we're all so different! Let us know...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:39 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Lig colours (colors)
- Replies: 1311
- Views: 666370
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:28 am
- Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
- Topic: Differing opinions, who to trust?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2828
I'd have to agree with Meryaten, especially her advice that you get another opinion. If you see two doctors - one who's just fine and one who's got crazy ideas - it's going to skew your idea of what's available, and what's reasonable. One more doc can give you a more well-rounded idea of what you're...
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:18 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Is this normal?!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2028
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:15 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Teeth Looks Transparent after Braces
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1286
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:08 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Upper lip doesn't cover front 2 teeth
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6095
Great progress, Ugh! I think your teeth look nice. One interesting thing that I didn't expect was that my wire had some bend up and down. And it has actually pulled two of my teeth down out of my gums a bit, leveling them with my other teeth. Is there a possibility that your two front teeth are goin...
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:03 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: New person!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1227
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:00 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Confessions of a Braceface
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2146
I'm still eating popcorn. Well, actually Smartfood, which I cannot resist! Learned my lesson the hard way with caramels. They were dipped in chocolate. How could I say no? It was harder and stickier than I had expected, and I was already having a sore-teeth day. It wrapped around my braces, the choc...
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:32 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: christmas colors
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4250
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:21 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: feeling discouraged today
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1591
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:18 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Severe Pain!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2458
I'm happy to say...I no longer have pain. My first adjustment is on the 29th... :shock: I'm happy to hear that your pain has subsided! Phew! It may give you comfort to know that some of us (me included) had no pain at our first adjustments. So just because it's a first adjustment doesn't mean there...