Metal Mouth Message Board

I had only one consult because I didnt know you should get more than one. No one in my family ever had braces & so I didnt know much about the process. I wish I would've gotten another consult to see if I could've gotten a shorter treatment time or found an office with better hours. The reason I...

My last two dentist have been women. My ortho is a woman. I prefer female healthcare providers. They seem more willing to listen. When I had to find another dentist I asked my ortho for suggestions. She asked man or woman. I chose woman. Mike I feel that way too...my 2 favorite dentists were women....

Any person who has a genuine part to who they are will not be concerned about a person with braces. Kissing is easy with braces ... in fact I've not found any difference with them, and I kiss my hubby many times a day. In fact we celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary yesterday! :jump: If you shoul...

I'm a college sophomore and decided to finally get braces about 3 months ago and I don't care what everyone else thinks about me all I can think of is I will have perfect straight white teeth instead of Full Dentures later in life :) I'm out of college over a year now & I just got braces a few ...

Yep, wax is good & so is some numbing gel if there's still pain afterwards.
I have 2 Bible meetings every week where we sing 3 songs throughout.
My mouth gets so ripped up if I forget wax!

You'll get past it...just hang in there. I havent had any extractions but I'm not supposed to have anything carbonated either & it was sooo hard at first to give up coca cola, cuz I really loved it. I like carbonation, caffeine, the whole bit. My coffee intake has increased since then, but I did...

I only had one consult with my current ortho...I really wish I would've talked to at least one other ortho now...

Cool, thanks for the answers.

A quick question. If I normally have appointments every 5 weeks but because of my ortho going on vacationfor several weeks I will not have my next appointment for 2 months will this lengthen my treatment time? I mean will it add another month on? Any experience with this would be nice. Did your orth...

Yeah they are just jealous cuz you will end up with perfect teeth!
I like my smile better with braces now; better they focus on the braces than my ugly crooked teeth

Okay so I was going to switch orthos cuz of issues I had, mainly with the staff not my treatment. I'm a shy, quiet person who doesnt express myself that well verbally & so I didnt feel like I could talk it out cuz their rudeness intimidated me. So I wrote a letter/email detailing my complaints &...

Oh that doesnt look bad. But the green does break it up too. Maybe I'll try maroon with another color & see how I like it.

I like purple the best! I've had hot pink as well,which is nice. Does maroon look like bleeding gums or does it look good? I'm interested in one but afraid of red colors looking like blood.

When you swallow your tongue is suppsed to touch the roof of your mouth, not the back of your front teeth. Tongue thrusting is when your tongue pushes against the teeth when swallowing; it can push out your front teeth &/or cause a gap. I tongue thrust also & my orthro wanted me to wear this...

Well I dont really like looking younger, cuz I look pretty young already....but I do like my smile better now than before cuz the braces hide my ugly teeth :D I wouldnt smile before & I actually do now. My sister says braces look like jewlery for your teeth! Dont worry, you do get used to them i...