Metal Mouth Message Board

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I felt so dumb for telling them "No, nothing's poking me". Then it suddenly starts to later. My ortho's office is wonderful, so all I have to do is call and they'll see me to fix the wire. I called before and they took me in same-day. This morning it's ...

This is the question I'm asked by the technician at my orthodontist's office. So of course, when asked this, I move my tongue, mouth, cheeks, lips all over the place to make absolutely sure that nothing is poking me after the adjustment. Of course, nothing is. Everything feels absolutely great. Then...

Thanks so much for posting your story, Danish. I was feeling kinda bummed out and now feel so encouraged after reading how your treatment is going. Your teeth look so wonderful! Gotta admit I'm envious over here. :D I should start taking pictures like what you've done. I think actually seeing the pr...

Thanks so much everyone for the support and for sharing your own experiences with me. It is so helpful and encouraging to hear from others in my situation. No one else really gets it at all. I'm trying hard to just accept that my teeth are gone. Sounds silly, but it just felt "wrong" to re...

Before I got my braces on, I was getting more diligent about brushing and flossing. My teeth are crowded and crooked, so food likes to get stuck in places. That's one of my reasons for straightening my teeth: easier to take care of and prevent cavities. With my braces on now, I'm definitely more obs...

Well, I got two teeth extracted today on top. So now I'm sitting here, face still numb, mouth full of gauze and I'm in shock. I just keep thinking: "What...have...I...done?" Yes, I know this needs done and yes I'm happy I'm finally doing it. But at the moment I'm just kinda numb mentally f...

Thanks for the info, Spanner. I was starting to wonder if it only applied to pics uploaded directly from my PC, but hadn't been able to experiment yet. Don't worry about me uploading a huge picture. I moderate a forum and understand all too well the annoyances of people posting things that screw up ...

I'm curious about this as well. It does specifically state 80x80, but I don't see too many members with these dimensions. I'm seeing all sorts of picture dimensions.

On top of those cleats irritating my tongue, I discovered that there was also a spot of glue that somehow got on top of my tooth that lays sideways and it formed a nice sharp point. That point is what tore up my tongue so bad but the cleats were also extremely annoying. I contacted my orthodontist t...

Thanks for the support. I just needed reassurance that this won't last forever and before I know it, I'll forget the braces are there. My logic told me this, but it's just reassuring to have it validated by others. I do have molar bands and what's bothering me the most is the tongue hitting up again...

Hello everyone. First off, I gotta say that this site has been really helpful to me and I've enjoyed reading the posts. I got my braces early this morning and already I'm having "What the heck was I thinking?" thoughts. My lips hurt, my tongue hurts, and I can't chew normally. I just feel ...