Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello!
I too got a Nance appliance fitted on yesterday and braces about one week back. Fortunately, i did not need to get any teeth extracted. Anyways, I found the braces easier to handle than the nance, hoping the same for you.
I am still lisping like crazy. Hang in there

Thank you for replying. The pain has decreased a lot except for my sore palette. I will try reading aloud like you said.

Great result. Your new smile looks awesome

Today I had the nance appliance put on....just when i thought I had got used to my braces :( It was not to be put on for at least another week. I got a call from my dentist's office telling the appliance is ready and I can go today. My doctor told me the appliance is needed to prevent my teeth pushi...

Hi
I have also also just started with braces. Though I have the normal kind, many of my friends have the lingual ones. Your speech will surely get better with time.
Good luck

Hello there
Congrats on deciding to get braces. I too just started with the treatment.
Good luck !!

Today evening, one of my build ups came off. They are the blue glue kind. Has this happened to any of you?
My teeth don't hit the braces because of the other build up.I called my dentist and he told me to wait until my next appointment which is in a week's time.

[quote="auco99"]I didn't get mine off until my braces came off, but by that time they had worn down to almost nothing. Your bite will change, they will wear down, and you won't notice them after a while, and I PROMISE you they are MUCH better than the alternative of bite plates. After 3 da...

[quote="arcimboldo"]Hi Sally, I got molar buildups too with my braces about 2 months ago. It is indeed the most annoying part of the whole story but it's getting better from day to day. My dentist told me that he will reduce the buildups step by step depending of the progress of my teeth's...

I too found spacers incredibly painful. Fortunately, I had to wear them only for 3 days.
Drinking ice water and swirling crushed ice in the mouth helped me a lot.

Hello everyone :) I have had braces for one week now and still find it extremely difficult to chew anything. This is mainly due to the molar buildups my doctor put in to avoid my top teeth hitting the bottom braces. They are very annoying and I am taking ages to complete a meal. To others who have h...

It has become very difficult to eat rice. Gets stuck everywhere :/

Great progress!!

kathydell wrote: > I think in the beginning it took me about a week of eating yogurt and pasta before > I got brave and tackled "normal" food. You'll adjust pretty quickly. After adjustments > I go back to the comfort foods for that first day and then I'm right back on the > horse again. Y...

touchofhiddencharm wrote: > I'm happy for you and good luck! I was afraid to start because I just started college > but now they're almost off and it's been a year and two months. I can honestly say > it flew by sooooooo fast! I can't believe my ortho is talking to me about getting > them off! Insan...