Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey there. I know for sure if you get them as an adult you are more inclined to follow through with the treatment seriously I.e wearing your elastics, taking good good care of your teeth and wearing your retainers. As an adult you are well aware of the sacrifices and financial costs associated with ...

I'm 24 and I just got braces ! I was meant to get them in my teens and my parents even took me to a few consultations to get my teeth cleaned but for whatever reason decided to not go through with it :'( probably money reasons. Now I'm 24 working full time and decided to make the call. Better late t...

Hey there same here I got braces 4 days ago and my back molars are killing me also my front teeth are super sensitive that I can't bite down on anything. I'm hoping it goes away soon but if you ever need to lose weight getting braced is a good idea hahah.

[quote="JanineJanine"]Hi! I hope your pain is subsiding. The first 5 days were the hardest for me and it got easier after that. I also had 4 extractions and I've now been braced for one month. I had my first tightening 2 days ago so my front teeth are pretty tender again but it's already e...

Hey guys, I just got braces and one of the issues I have is that my 2 front teeth stick out and is turned inwards which needs to be corrected. Also, my gum line arch is high on my 2 front teeth which makes it look bigger compared to the neighbouring teeth. so my question is that when the front teeth...

Hopefully when I get full user privileges I can post a pic of my teeth and let u guys give me some opinions on what you think my final result would look like! I'm currently a bit self conscious on my 2 front teeth >.<

Thanks for your responses everyone! I've been taking ibuprofen and the pain has subsided at day 3. I woke up on day 2 and didn't even get out of bed! T__T Anyway, I've been using the wax and it definitely helps with the ulcers I never understood people who say they don't work or don't stick on! In f...

Hey guys, It's me again! New to this forum...I read somewhere that you shouldn't use whitening tooth paste all the time when you have braces cause after years of using it, your teeth will become whiter but the enamel below your brackets will be stained. Is this true? I don't want yellow squares on m...

Hey guys! I am new to this forum and prior to my treatment I did a lot of googling and this forum seems to be the most informative :) I am 24 and JUST started to get my braces now. I was meant to get them in highschool and I almost went through the treatment but due to cash flow issues my parents pu...