Metal Mouth Message Board

Congratulations on your decision! I got my braces on one week after you did so we are in this journey together. Hope you are feeling better. I was sore for about 5 days. My orthodontist suggested chewing sugarless gum which surprised me but it did help.

I got my braces on three weeks ago. I'm in my 50's and it was a hard decision to make but made easier because surprisingly my insurance paid quite a bit of the cost. I have ceramic on the top and metal on the bottom. Looks like it is going to be an 18 month journey but the technician told me yesterd...

Thanks! Getting them on was pretty quick. My orthodontist applied the brackets to my model and then created a mouth piece with the brackets in the mouth piece. They all went on at the same time when they fitted the mouth piece to my teeth. Way slick!

I got my adult clear ceramic braces on three weeks ago. Today I went in to have the ligatures changed out due to staining from coffee. I've tried to drink from a straw but they were still stained pretty badly. My orthodontist put on these teflon coated ligatures that are supposed to not stain so bad...