Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks to all for your info. I just got a call from the orthodontist saying I will need to have the spacer replaced that was taken out when my temp crown was placed. I will also now have another one placed on the other side of it bringing the total to 8 . I am glad I had the weekend to almost eat no...

I am will be getting braces on my top teeth in 10 days. I have 4 spacers in also and was told that I will need to have molar bands placed around those crowns? Can anyone tell me about how long that will take?

MsViola

P.S. will it hurt?

Wow! I feel so bad for you. Did you have to pay each time?

MsViola

Thanks for the info. I keep telling myself it will be a breeze. Of course, I said the same thing when I got my tonsils out in 2005 - and I honestly believed it (It was worse than anything I could have imagined). Now that I think about it, it couldn't be worse so I am good to go :wink: I went to scho...

The cello is a great instrument. I didn't choose it because of the size, sometimes I wish I had. Do you play professionally? I guess I am what you call a "string for hire". I play in a lot of church and community productions and weddings. I also sometimes subsitute for players in symphonies and quar...

You are so lucky to have already made it to your day. I get braced on 1-17-07. The closer it gets the more I wonder if I am really ready for this. I find something new to stress over everyday.

MsViola

Hi, I just turned 36 and am about to take the plunge. I have always been told I had a nice pretty smile and people still comment on how much I smile. I have a deep overbite and slight overjet with minimal spacing issues. Luckily, my teeth are straight. My parents worked in the medical field and had ...