Metal Mouth Message Board

I am getting the ceramic uppers and lower metal just because there wasn't a cost difference for me (but they cost plenty to begin with).

Thanks for the posts. That's so weird about the vacuum thing!

Now that I am getting braces in two weeks, it has got me thinking of all these different things. I sleep on my side and on my stomach some... is that going to make the braces dig into my cheek? I might not out that much pressure on my mouth area... maybe just on the side of my head but who knows. An...

A laser? Whoa, I never knew that was something they did now with fillings. Crazy!

That's my currently question too... 2 weeks to decide what color! I am getting ceramic on top and metal on the bottom... can't decide if I should just rock the light blue that I was right away or ease myself into braces with no color on top( meaning smoke or pearl or one of those good less-staining ...

Apparently I don't need spacers. I think they said they don't use molar bands... but if they don't, what else do they do? Tobilei, was it you that said you didn't have molar bands? I'm glad about that because everyone HATES them, but I'm worried they are just going to put them in when they put my br...

Hey Rhibee83, We are going to get our braces on almost the same day... you on the 15th. Me on the 16th! I've been eating too much Ben & Jerry's lately! Tobelei, I really love the Cherry Garcia (I think it's cherry ice cream with chunks of cherries and chocolate.) It's so good. Half Baked is real...

I did the same thing. I said I didn't have any allergies, but then in doing some research, I came across the nickel allergy thing too. I'm not even positive that I am allergic to nickel or some other cheaper metals... i don't know what it would be though. I used to have reactions to cheap earrings a...

Good luck! Let us know how it goes!

I feel like since I have started this "quest" for straight teeth... first hoping to get Invisalign, now actually getting braces in less than a month... stuff about Invisalign and braces have been popping up everywhere! I almost feel like they are "signs" telling me that it's the ...

YAY! All done... The impressions were just like everyone has said... gross stuff in a tray... try to breath! ha Atleast it was sorta minty... I will have braces in exactly 28 days! Doesn't look like I will have to get my wisdom teeth pulled like I was worried about and doesn't look like there are sp...

Going in to get my impessions, x-rays and stuff in like 15 minutes! BAH! I was fine earlier, but now I'm getting a little nervous.

Hey, from what I hear, people see your braces at first, but then after a little while, they don't even notice them anymore! And you will have ceramic on top so it won't be as noticeable! I haven't gotten mine yet but I was definately second guessing myself too. Obviously there will be tons of change...

Ok so for the past few days I have had an ulcer on my cheek or something going on top left hand side of my mouth. I have a wisdom tooth there that has come through ages ago, and i feel like my teeth and cheeks and inside of my mouth are sore and i havent even had ANY WORK DONE YET lol. Maybe my mou...

I wear one of those mouthguards now (no braces yet though) and I know that if you don't get it fitted right (like if you couldn't clench down on it good.) then it will feel like it's constantly falling out and definately feels huge! A few months ago I tried to fit one and it just didn't work right. ...