Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks for the lovely posts - really appreciated :D Right a little update and some photos. Days 1& 2 have been generally ok. My mouth appears to be holding up reasonably ok. I'm still using wax - mostly on the back brackets (they are not banded but have little hooks on them) but with that they a...

Congrats Denise on joining the club I hope you get used to them soon and they don't give you too much greif.

Good luck!

Well, I've just got back from being braced and...(trumpet fanfare)..... it was alright really. I was just as other people have described – a bit uncomfortable with the lip retractor and boy does the glue ming :yuck: – uuuggh but generally ok. It took about 45mins (I think) although I wasn’t co...

Right where to start….the first time I visited this site I read a lot of the diaries and found them really interesting and inspiring especially the ones with pictures and thought – hey I fancy doing that – so here I am the night before I get my braces doing it. First I had better give a bit of...

Hi Guys, Lovely to see a good smattering of Brits :D Just to let you know that I'm getting braced on the 28th Feb. I stuck with the ceramics but I'm not sure if it'll be both top and bottom to begin with as I have a deep bite (and am in danger of crunching what will become my very expensive teeth!) ...

Hiya Folks, Hope you all had a Merry Christmas Thanks for your messages – am relieved to hear that ceramics are just as effective as metals - I’ve just got a new job where I meet lots of clients so am going to opt for ceramic top and bottom. Bit of a wait as my ortho is a very busy man so it's F...

Thanks Chris - I'm beginning to think I might need the support after reading the reality I'm going to face

But after reading lots of posts I do feel very positive about the choice to get braces (even if my family still aren't sure!)

Hello, I'm 26 and on Tuesday I say my new ortho and signed to get braces next month. I had braces when I was 13 but was never really pleased with the result and kinda had an epiphany last month after seeing a picy of myself - my teeth are not too bad (bit crowded and wonky in places) they’re just ...