Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey-I have a #7 to a #22 set up, but for now I only have to sleep in it. If you are wearing it all day, you will probably see results fast.

Thanks y'all. I am taking antibiotics for your run of the mill adult acne. The taste thing is getting unbearable, so I need to figure out if it is meds, food stuck, etc. I have had some bleeding around one of my molar bands, but the bad taste seems to becoming from all over my mouth. I am going to c...

Can anyone "taste" their braces? Lately I have had a very strong metal taste in my mouth. If I put my tongue on my bottom molar bands, I can really taste the metal. Now, I am also taking an antibiotic (doxicycline) and I wonder if the medicine is somehow affecting my sense of taste, or if ...

I got my braces on over 6 months ago. Initially, I had quite an issue with dry mouth, but that problem subsided after the first month or so. However, now it is back with a vengence. It seems like since my last appointment in Jan. I have had an extremely dry mouth, chapped lips, and a constant metall...

Tertia, Everyone here is right! After two weeks in my new metal lowers, I really do not have any pain. The first week was a nightmare!! Slowly, I healed. However,I am much more aware of the metal lowers than my ceramic uppers. I don't know if that feeling will change with time, but I "like"...

Lots of great suggestions. My husband and I went out to eat at a very nice resturant last week, and I ordered grouper (pretty good on keeping the braces clean) grilled veg and creme brulee. I made it out without too much damage. Another good meal I had right after I got my lowers was manacotti. I do...

Yes, I can relate. I got my bottom braces on two weeks ago, and even though the pain inside my teeth is better, every day the hooks on my lower braces seem to shift from "mouth snaggers" to "no problems" for no apparent reason. Anyway, after a day of "no problems" I tho...

I got my bottom braces on 3 weeks ago. After the initial pain, I have gotten used to the feel of my metal lowers, but eating is a hassle. My uppers are ceramic, and they stay much cleaner than my metal bottoms. Now, I know the question of food has come up often on this forum, but I would love to kno...