Metal Mouth Message Board

Your teeth look great! Congrats on your freedom

Hi, everyone! So my ortho has new plans for my teeth because she found out I don't know how to swallow properly, which is why I'm now stuck wearing a tongue crib for the next 3 months. Fortunately it's removable and I can take it off at work (I'm a teacher), because I can't speak clearly and I make ...

Hi! I feel like I could have written this post, though I've neither been to the US or the Philippines :lol: After a dentist messed up my teeth when I was a teenager, I also find trusting my dentist a bit difficult. I'm getting new braces in August and hoping it goes well this second time. About the ...

Your smile is going to look so beautiful in no time!

Those results are incredible!

I wore them all day for the first year after I finished my treatment 16 years ago and then every night until now. I have some other issues I need to fix on this second round of braces, but fortunately none my teeth are misaligned. My sister wears hers a few times a week and she says they get pretty ...

I feel like this is going to happen to me when I get braces on in August. I have tmj so some days my jaw hurts when I eat, and I guess it'll be even worse when I get them on at least at the beginning. It should get better.

Wow! Not only the results are amazing but you also have lovely teeth! Congrats on finishing your treatment.

I hate the thought of having to wear permanent retainers again after I get my braces off. I had them from age 16 to 25 on my lower front teeth and they only gave me trouble. I couldn't floss properly, so I ended up with gingivitis on my lower gum. Then I didn't notice that I accidentally broke a pie...

I had them before when I was a teenager, but I've never been happy with the results so I'm getting them again now at 32. I want my perfect smile!

Glad you're feeling more optimistic now. We'll all have days when we think why am I doing this to myself, but it'll be worth it in the end

[quote="HummerMan3"]Hi blackwidow, Good luck as you start your treatment. Do you have a date picked out for getting your braces on? I don't have an overjet, but do have an open bite secondary to tongue thrust. My treatment starts in 4 weeks, and I'll have some metal "cleats" bond...

Hi! Sorry to hear about the invisalign. Good luck with your new braces!

Hi everyone! I decided to join because I'm finally going to fix my smile for good this time. I wore braces when I was 13 for 2 years. All I remember is pain and not getting the results I wanted, but since I was only a kid no one listened to me :roll: I'm 32 years old now and I think it's time. I've ...

Thanks so much for all the tips! I'm getting braces in August and I'm gonna need all the advice I can get.