Metal Mouth Message Board

I was told 18 months and the day of my bonding it changed to 24 months. It has been 27 months with no definite end in sight. Everyone is different. The Ortho won't take them off until the teeth are ready. I want everything just right before they come off. I am so used to having them on and my routin...

I am being treated for a crossbite and have traditional metal and some elastic use recently. I have the attitude that "now that I am braced, I am just along for the ride and am going to do whatever my ortho deems necessary". My ortho finally told me that she was happy with the movement and...

I feel your pain. I said that if my lowers were done first then I would not have gone ahead with uppers. It felt better after about a week and I was able to chew again. Best of luck, Sull

What a nice surprise to see her character on Ray Donovan wearing braces. It makes adult braces seem less taboo when it is on your TV. She looks nice in them. Sull

Just to update. My ortho wanted to see me right away because she was going to be on vacation for two weeks. They decided to bypass the crown and put a larger wire on the bottom. That hurt for two weeks since I just got the bottom brackets on 17 days earlier. While there I also got molar bands placed...

Thanks Jaime. I already called but got the answer phone. I hope it can wait. Best of luck with your upcoming surgery. Sull

I just had a bracket break loose from a crown on my molar. My next appointment is not for two more weeks. Do I need to get it fixed right away or can this wait? It is on my bottom braces which are only three weeks on. I was in a rush to get fully braced since I had tops for three months already, but...

Winter just will not give up here in New England. Got the brace shiver again and it is a stranger feeling than the time I broke my wrist. It feels like you are wiggling the broken bone around and several of my teeth felt numb afterwards. I can't wait until spring arrives. Sull

Just had my first tightening yesterday and they put a thicker wire on. She said they were removing the training wheels and I would be feeling pressure soon. I could feel the pressure instantly but it never got to the point of pain. Bottoms still are not going on until after next adjustment in 5 week...

It gets better. We all felt this way at first. I took about a week before I felt like smiling. Now I smile just to see if people notice. Best of luck. Sull

Moon Pie. I ate a small one on pie day and had to fill the waterpik 2 times to get all of it off of my teeth and I only have top brackets right now. Never again. Sull

I am happy to hear that I am not the only one who got to experience the "Brace Shiver". I just have to remember to wear enough layers. I am not looking forward to next winter since I work outside all of the time. Sull

It has been a verrrry long winter in New England. Just had the unpleasant experience of shivering with my new braces on. Has anyone else had this happen to them? I felt like my teeth were being driven up into my jawbone. Sull

Hi, I am 44 and just got braced over 2 weeks ago. I have only heard good comments from the people that I have met since getting braced. I too got metal and feel that I have nothing to be vain about since I am trying to improve my health by getting my bite fixed. Best of Luck. It seems like such a bi...

Thanks for the advice. It only took 4 days to get used to the feeling of metal in my mouth. I have been braced for 2 weeks and am beginning to get back to eating my old foods instead of soft only. Today I went to a local coffee shop and 2 of the women who work there had metal braces as well. I think...