Metal Mouth Message Board

I've popped three brackets thus far. I don't know what the root cause for the first one was but the second and third ones were from crunchy foods (Kashi granola bars and Chex Mix respectively).
Still, a person's gotta eat. I don't limit my diet even though I probably should.

I have a band on one side but not on the other and I have that tube on only one side. I've found that once you get used to them being a bit big it's no problem. They actually help your cheeks out a ltitle bit.

What do you know about the basics? What kind of bite did you have? How long are you in for? Do you have regular metal, self-ligating, ceramic, what? Also, even if you know everything stuff can change. I thought I wasn't going to get bands and I was going to wait on the bottoms until my bite had open...

So the worst of it seems to be in the past but this damn molar is bugging me at odd intervals. It either happens in the early afternoon or in the wee hours of the morning but it starts bugging me and I can almost feel it up in my sinuses. After a couple of Tylenol it goes away but it's kinda annoying.

Ugh. Went in today. I asked about debanding. He said 2, maybe 3 more visits. "After Thanksgiving but before Christmas." Of course, in June, I heard "September or October, but definitely before Thanksgiving." I turn 41 in early December. I will have spent my entire year as a 40 y...

For me it's bottom braces only...so far. The spacers weren't fun, but the braces have been pretty okay, even after adjustments. My teeth are moving quickly so there is a fair amount of unfomfortable-ness. But I'm okay with that. My third adjustment is Nov 7th, then I get a RPE installed on December...

Ouch! Sorry to hear you're so uncomfortable. I'm still in top braces only, so I'm a little worried and dreading when my lowers go on in a month or two. If I recall correctly, Gladyover, you had been loving your braces, right? Are you now ready to be done with them? :wink: After a few days of reflec...

My update: Had my second adjustment on 11th October. Got Power chains. The ortho said that would help to close the extraction gap. Next adjustment after 2 months. My teeth have moved a lot in the last 2 months. Now I'm eager to get braces fitted in the lower jaw as well. The only problem is that th...

I just had my 2nd adjustment. got brackets on the back teeth but same wire and elastics so there isn't much pain. So I feel all dissapointed! Pain = movement, and I want movement! Yeah, it's better this morning. I think I was spoiled by just having braces on top. I could keep them just on top forev...

Hey Glandy--Sorry you are having a tough day!! :ThumbsDown: On the good side though, after a few adjustments, it should start getting easier and easier--and then pretty painless and boring...hopefully that will happen for you... I found in the beginning it took 2-3 days for the soreness to subside,...

I have been pretty tough so far. I haven't complained about any pain, haven't said anything hurt (it was just "pressure" instead of pain), spacers didn't really bother me that much, I didn't use wax after the first week or so. But I am not so tough today. Ow. I went in to get my bottom bra...

I'm going to follow whatever advice my orthodontist gives me. If he tells me I shouldn't each corn chips, then I won't. As much I will definitely hate having to give up some of those foods that I love and enjoy, I'll do it if I have to. I'm glad to know that you have not had to sacrifice too much o...

Yeah, kind of discouraging, isn't it? I haven't actually purchased any of those cookbooks mostly because i basically gave up cooking after my children moved away from home and my husband died. But, I really can't see living on canned soup and yogurt for the next two years so I may have to re-think ...

Dee17 wrote:Steak? Really?? That made me laugh. Hope you enjoyed it!

It was DELICIOUS!

I totally got bait and switched yesterday. I went in to get spacers on a molar where the bracket fell off and instead of just those two I have them on the bottom now as well. They aren't quite as bad as I remembered but I was TOTALLY taken in and bamfoozled! I took out any anger I might have had by ...