Metal Mouth Message Board

:lol: Not 33 speedbumps, 33 trays. :lol: Sorry, I mis-read your question. I only have 2 speedbumps on the bottom. I started the second tray set last night. It pulls a little more than the first set but it doesn't hurt as much. I too am still getting used to the plastic. I am a teeth grinder by natur...

The dracula teeth comment is such a good comparison. I've been trying to figure one out. I only have 9 on top but 33 on bottom :( Luckily, the top didn't shift after the braces I had as a kid. But I didn't wear my retainer so I have some pretty bad crowding on the bottom, confined to three teeth wit...

How are your aligners now that you have had them a few days? I just got mine yesterday and the feeling is strange. Nothing is sore per se but its the constant feeling of slight pressure that it driving me nuts. It's like I know these things are removable and I want to take them out for a couple of m...

Thanks for the answers!

Rooroo, thanks for the photos! Mike, how do you keep your trays clean? Update: I just found out that I am going to need 33 trays on the bottom. Man, did my teeth shift from not wearing my retainers as a kid!!! :oops: Question: The ortho recommended keeping all trays, rather than the last two or thre...

There aren't many of us but I wanted to start a thread for us to check regularly. I get my aligners next week and I'm nervous about starting the process... mostly because of headaches (I suffer from migraines and am concerned they will be triggered) and general toothaches. I recall the pain from met...