Metal Mouth Message Board

That post looks like a string of curse words that've been changed by the word filter. Odd! Not sure why they would post something like that.

Congrats! And you are correct, the journey will indeed be interesting! Have you tried eating anything yet? Getting food lodged in 101 places is always fun.

Congratulations! They look beautiful!

I take my elastics out for anything more.. umm.. involved than kissing. :wink: As for kissing, hubby and I haven't had a problem at all. Sometimes when the inside of my lips are cut up, it's a little uncomfortable for me, but otherwise we don't notice my braces. Honestly, most of the time I forget t...

Congrats on your new shiny smile!

Your teeth will stop hurting very soon. Usually, the pain only lasts 2-5 days. Have you gotten used to how you look now? I was pretty shocked by my appearance on the first day.

This sounds very similar to my wisdom tooth ordeal. I had some complications, so my pain was very severe for about a week and a half, but thankfully yours went smoothly! Like you, I was very nauseous afterwards (I sat in front of the toilet too!), I bled pretty excessively those first 3 days and con...

yay! Congrats you two

Congratulations, looking great!

Beautiful teeth. Big congrats!

I've got Damon's (see my avatar) and I love them. They are small, fairly comfortable, and I don't have to go in for adjustments as often. I've also had amazing results in just a short amount of time (8 months) but that may or may not be because of the Damon's!

Yes, meep, by getting braces you will be admitting that you don't have perfect teeth. But you know what? By getting braces, you're doing something about it . That is something to be very proud of. It takes guts to schedule that appointment and go in there and have the orthodontist give you a detaile...

Absolutely, meep. I loathed my smile. I can't even put into words how much I hated it. I never really noticed teeth (mine or anyone else's) until I was in 8th grade. In my social studies class, we had to give an oral report on camera about a period in history. Later, my teacher showed the class the ...

I bit my ortho's assistant at my last adjustment. :shock: She was having major difficulties putting in wire ties to close my extraction gaps. They kept snapping when she twisted them. She went through 3 wires (on each side!) before she finally got them attached. My appointment was only supposed to b...

Hi! I'm 23 and I've got Damon 3s. There's only been two times so far that I've been in any pain: after being braced and after getting elastics. Other than that, there's just minor soreness after each adjustment. At my last visit, my ortho's assistant said she's seen people get done with their treatm...

I just got elastics 3 days ago. Mine are Rams. The cute little picture on the bag is deceiving. This Ram is EVIL. He brings forth pain and suffering!