Metal Mouth Message Board

Sorry, this was in my first page so I assumed it was recent.

Hang in there. I can relate since I'm only 2 months into my process and the first week was terrible. With my upper jaw I didn't need the wax but when they put on the lowers a month later... oh my god. My cheek got hooked on the wire like a fish! Everything gave me cuts. Use the wax, try to work it i...

I brush after every meal. That is breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and other snacks. I realise I'm still a bit rigorious since I'm only 2 months in but I like brushing my teeth, it doesn't bother me that much. Also I'm a routine person so I do it the same way every day which makes it faster...

Hello! Finally I decided to join this forum. I've been reading here a lot, mostly before getting my braces on. I got my top braces on February 16 and bottom March 20, so roughly 1 month since being fully braced. Before that I had a top bicuspid extracted. My problem is a crossbite, off midline and c...