Metal Mouth Message Board

Chrystal makes a good point -- FLOSSING!! and then teeth whitening.

I'm looking forward to having my teeth whitened!

I usually remove my elastics before I eat and keep them out until I brush which could be quite a while bcuz when I eat I snack first and eventually eat my meal an hour or so later. So I don't end up putting my elastics back in for quite some time. I'm concerned that the time I spend not wearing my e...

It's normal. I've been in braces for 6 months and in the beginning when my bite started to shift my top teeth hit the bottoms in weird ways and it concerned me, not to mention was uncomfortable when I chewed. It may take some time but one day you won't notice it anymore and then other teeth will sta...

I have been wearing elastics for three weeks and for the most part my teeth are sore on one side only (the side that needs the most movement). It seems the more sore my gums/teeth the more progress I am making. Even though my ortho tells me that pain isn't necessary for progress. Anyway, hang in the...

I have been in ceramic braces since May 2010 and was a regular coffee drinker before then. Once braces came on I continued drinking coffee (w/ cream/milk) but no matter what I tried (drinking thru a straw, rinsing immediately after drinking, lots of cream, etc) staining was inevitable. And for me I ...

I have been wearing braces for 6 months and for the first week or so I was in excruciating pain due to the normal throbbing of being braced for the first time, and I also had severe tooth sensitivity. I can't even begin to describe the pain it was so bone chilling. It was so painful and sensitive I ...

Change is good!!! Be proud of yourself and remember to smile every opportunity you get. You deserve it.

I've been wearing braces for almost 6 months and at first everything felt weird and the pain was so intense I literally thought I'd made the biggest mistake by getting them....but in time (about 2 weeks) the pain went away and even now when I go in for an adjustment and the pain returns it doesn't l...

P.S. for VA5.... My powerchains are in fact the elastic type. They weaved one across the top of my brackets, and then weaved another around the bottom of my brackets. This was done both on the top and bottom arches. Also, I should mention, I feel a TON better this morning. In fact, I'm heading out f...

My teeth on top were ginormous :) so IPR was not an issue at all. In fact, I was grateful for the reshaping. The bottom teeth were "normal" sized but I was still able to have IPR w/o the results looking too tiny. That said, I don't want any add'l IPR done bcuz of the size issue. If I were ...

I don't have any pics (camera broke) but sounds like we have the exact same issue. My teeth were essentially "straight" but my main concern is/was overjet/protrusion. I also had one tooth rotated on the bottom and, as a result, one tooth out of alignment on top. Miraculously the tooth on t...

Thanks for posting this! I have yoga on Thursday and was just thinking that it might be a good idea to skip it bcuz I had so more work done today and my mouth is throbbing but now I think I might go. Please let me know how you feel in the morning. Namaste.

I don't know what kind of powerchains they are but they put two on each row so I have two on top and two on bottom. I had IPR done before (this is my 2nd adjustment w/ ortho) and the first time was a breeze. No pain whatsoever. This time he shaved into my gum area to create a flush line. And yes he ...

Today I had 'double' powerchains put on and am now wearing elastics (triangle) and my teeth are KILLING me, especially my "I" tooth on the left side where the elastic is hooked. I also had a serious round of IPR done today and that was difficult and painful. I know this will get better but...