Metal Mouth Message Board

Approximately four weeks into braces, I am just so eternally grateful for the banana. 1. It's easily portable, and comes with its own carrying case 2. It's soft, so it doesn't need to be blended to ease pressure on teeth while chewing 3. It's light colored, so it doesn't discolor ligatures 4. It ten...

One of the things you mentioned was coworkers quickly losing interest. I've noticed people doing that too. What's up with that?? :lol: I am SO excited about finally doing this (again) that I expect the world to fall at my feet gushing with pleas to tell them EVERY SINGLE detail of the "with bra...

Why do you think you're anxious (anxiety-like) about it? I think I'll feel that way too. I'm used to having these now.

I stood in a conference room at work, ate a Snickers bar, staring down at the deadened streets of Detroit from thirty floors up, thinking this would be my last candy bar for 18 to 24 months. When the ortho assistant gave me my "talk" after my braces were glued on, she included Snickers in ...

I'm a woman and an engineer. Until recently I was a nose person, always staring at people's noses in meetings or when I was talking with someone. I've noticed over the years that this makes people brush at their noses with their fingers. I think they think I'm staring at something in their nose rath...

Hi. I've not read everyone else's replies, so I apologize if you've already been told this, but I people really don't notice ceramic braces. I have the "ice" brackets (whatever that means- it's how my ortho people refer to them) with a titanium metal archwire, and I have to keep pointing o...

Youch! I like your sense of humor about it. I don't have any coils yet. I wonder if I'll get one.

You did it! Congratulations! I'm still awaiting being fully braced. I have twelve teeth done so far: 6 on the front top and 6 on the front bottom. Already, in 3 weeks, my two front bottom teeth are uncrossed.

Loving this whole thing so far!!!



All the best to you.

I just got my ceramics on the fronts (top and bottom). I'm only having titaniums on the sides/molars (still awaiting those to ship in). I wish I'd gotten all titanium! These ceramics barely show up in pictures. I'm hoping getting colored bands will help with that. I'm hoping I can tolerate (chemical...

What's this about descending teeth? I just heard of it today in your post and another. Is it common for orthodontics to pull out teeth up/down to make them taller?

That's cool that you saw multiple people and then chose. Even now that I can make my own selection, and not use the one "in town" because it's convenient for my mother to cart me to and from appointments, I still only saw one, and based my selection on (1) where I'd get the best insurance ...

I don't mean to be nosey, but I just am. Six in your town? Where do you live? I grew up in a town with one orthodontist, or at least so we all thought. We all ended up with the same braces

That's cool you went to six.

I just started getting my top braces on yesterday: six ceramics in the front, still awaiting titanium brackets to arrive which will go on my molars. My question to the world is: Does anyone else find having braces to be more comfortable than not having them? I've been using the ceramic uppers as a l...

I got my bottoms on two weeks ago. SLIGHT headache that night, but absolutely did not require any pain meds. I got my uppers on yesterday. I feel nothing. (which is actually kind of worrying me!) If braces are "no pain, no gain"...then BRING ON THE PAIN! meh. oh well. I'm sure I'll have so...

I just got clear put on for the first time yesterday (had blue before) and already I think I've stained these thihgs by putting on strawberry colored lipstick this morning. (I have ceramics and they turned pink too) I did a lot of brushing, but I think I still see a pink hue on them. I guess it's go...