Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks Kkkkinkee. I hope this thing goes away soon. My bump went down a little but not enough. I have a speech impediment now. I sound like I have false teeth

Thanks djspeece. After a few days without the power chain, my mouth is doing somewhat better. Still hurts though. That power chain is a beast! I did some research online and found one other with a similar issue. But the way they explained it was that when the teeth get pulled togethter, sometimes th...

So on Fri, I got ipr & a power chain on half my upper teeth. There was a gap in my front two teeth on Fri. By sat the gap was gone. By Tue I had a huge painful bump behind my two front teeth. Today, wed, my ortho said trapped food is causing the problem. He said I just have to brush really hard ...

I want chips too or anything crunchy or even chewy for that matter. It took me several weeks to really eat after getting my braces. I'm in 6 months & way too scared to even look at anything crunchy. Too afraid I might break a bracket or wire plus my contract says ortho will charge $25 each for &...

Thanks everyone for the replies. Really helpful.
@Emily Travels, we are praying for the safety of all of you in the southeast.

Oh gosh, I just realized you said elastics & I'm talking about ligatures. Am I the only one on the wrong page here. Lolol. Sorry. Eesh.

I too like experimenting with elastic colors. I've tried several colors so far: light blue, dark blue, pink, purple, red, silver. I like color coordinating the colors with my clothes especially since it's summer here in the US. I like all of the colors I've tried so far but red was my least favorite...

Does the wire move as your teeth shift? I recently got an adjustment with a new wire on top (no bands, no coils) & when I left the office, I had no problem. A week and a half later it feels like a wire is poking me shredding my cheek. It's not very painful, but it does hurt & is annoying. Di...

That's me. My orthodontist is changing my top wire sooner than the bottom wire & then the top teeth have to wait for the bottom teeth to catch up before he changes the top wire again. I had more spacing with my top teeth than I had with the bottom teeth. That probably explains the difference wit...

Friday will make 9 weeks for me. I'm estimated for 18 months. I really hope so. Progress seems to be very slow & my ortho had to put a metal ligature on one bottom tooth already because he didnt see progress with that tooth.

1. Central New Jersey
2. $4200 - $2000 (insurance) = $2200
3. Metal braces
4. 18 months estimated

Out of 5 consultations, I was also quoted $3478, $4400, $6230, and $6580 all metal

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I'm looking forward to just eating! I'm one week in & want something other than soup & mashed potatoes. I'm so hungry! You never miss what ya got until its gone. It would be nice to not have to brush after EVERY meal although it's a good practice. I didn't realize braces could be so time con...

@pcspinheiro, the ortho noticed the canine to bracket issue & even mentioned it but didn't seem too concerned about it. I guess I won't be either until I have to, especially since I'm only eating soup & soft food right now. I'm sure my teeth will be sore for awhile so I'm being really gentle...

Thanks for the welcome! :jump: @godutch Hahahaha. :lol: I missed the steak. I tried to eat a few hours later & that was a strange no-go. Lol. I did make some really good potato soup though. & not all the brackets have hooks on them. Only a few of them. @Prometheus, Thanks for that explanatio...