Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi lovelies. I AM SO BRAVE! lol. Today I had the 5 teeth extracted. It was so much LESS than what I thought it was going to be! I was so worried going in I was so nervous I was shaking a bit! BUT I DID IT!! :GapToothed: I was told tonight before bed to do a salt rinse and to brush my teeth lightly....

So this is what my 26 days of progress looks like. The bottoms are still all crowded and gnarly- but as soon as the lowers go on I am confident that they will straighten up relatively quickly. My original sentence was 16-18 months- although when I first consulted with ortho he thought maybe 12-14 m...

fast forward 10 months!! Really - I haven't been on in over 10 months? Let's see: July 19, 2012 August 29, 2012 September 10, 2012 - Ortho emergency (big time pokey!) October 9, 2012 October 22, 2012 November 14, 2012- pokey pulled out December 19, 2012: (a) I went to the dentist for my regular cle...

Welcome to the forum Blithe! Hope you find the support as you continue on your braces journey!

Laura

Hi Cleo, Great story! Keep up the good work, your pics look amazing!

Thanks for the support on my page!

Let the headaches continue? So the springs keep sliding off the brackets. I have to watch myself when eating or talking and not opening my mouth too wide. This playing around in my mouth is just causing headaches. actually - my mouth has been in such pain, I'm getting migraines. No amount of ibupro...

Really? It's only been almost 5 months with braces? It has seem like I've had these forever! My last appointment, July 19, 2012 - I had springs put in my teeth. The springs are replacement for elastic bands. My mouth has been sore all weekend. This is the beginning of the "Dentalfacial Orthope...

Congratulations on taking the plunge. Welcome to the boards!

Hi Cleo! Thanks for your support on my page. It will be a roller coaster - but hang in there. I know I am. It's the journey before the destination! I had the spacers also, it goes fast. I work a full 8-hours per day. I felt the same way - I was always brushing, flossing and checking my teeth before ...

I am officially TIRED of these braces! At least for today! I'm tired of planning what I'm going to eat! I'm tired of making my smoothie drinks in the morning. I'm tired of brushing and flossing all day long! I'm tired of telling friends what I can or cannot eat when invited out to home dinners. I'm...

April 25th adjustment appointment I took ibuprofen before my appointment. After reading several other posts, I had a feeling today would be painful later. So - Off with the old wires - on with new. For the spaces on my bottom teeth, the dr ran a power chain to start pulling the teeth closer togethe...

Isn't it so hard to take pictures of the mouth! I'm always messing those up!! Great job on your pics and thanks for sharing!

I had my first kiss since I got braces - and it feels like the first time I've ever kissed! I met someone new about a month before I got braces. Since I got my braces I've been spending less time with my fellowship. I started going around more lately and had a few talks with Chris. Then it happened...

Congratulations!

One Month and Two weeks . It seems like forever already! I don't think I've gone three days without some pain and loose teeth. That's all normal, I know, that just means the teeth are moving into place. My next adjustment isn't for another 2 weeks. I'm thinking there's something more I should be do...