Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi, that is brilliant, I'll definitely be trying that even before I get the Invisalign, thanks so much for taking the time to answer.

I am hoping to have Invisalign soon, however I hope someone may be able to answer a question. Whenever I eat any fruit I always - as my dentist advised - wait for an hour before cleaning my teeth due to the fact that the acids in the fruit damage the tooth enamel. However, I understand with Invisali...

Many thanks for taking the time to reply and for raising this very interesting point. The sensitivity is definitely not caused by too much flossing as my teeth are so tightly packed together that I have never been able to floss between them. I will certainly raise the point you raised with my dentis...

Hi, no, this would not be done on the NHS but privately. I have had consultations with both a specialist orthodontist (who said the IPR) and then at the weekend with a dentist who specialises in orthodontics (but not an actual registered specialist) but with 15 years experience of orthodontics, who ...

By the way my teeth are so packed together that I cannot even floss between them.

Hi, many thanks for your reply. I should have mentioned that they did suggest an extraction but that I am totally against that. (Yes I know I haven't left myself many options) My teeth started crossing when I was in my teens (I am 42 now), unfortunately braces were never suggested to me when I was s...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and hope someone may be able to help. I have (for years) had massive problems with sensitive teeth, I don't just mean a bit of sensitivity when I eat something hot etc, I mean when the sensitivity strikes I can barely chew (anything) it is that bad. I use sensitive toothpas...