Metal Mouth Message Board

Well at 5 months in- I have lost 13 lbs and have had to give up my favorite snack food... Almonds. I eat just about anything I want- it is just a challenge. Cleaning takes time, and biting anything hard is... well... hard. :( I used to eat a low carb, high vegetable menu. Now I eat still lowish carb...

I did the same...Invisalign and traditional braces had about the same timeline for me. I chose to go with traditional braces because I know me. If I had a nickel for every time I wanted to rip these things out of my mouth, I'd be wealthy. I do know that with the Invisalign, I'd pay all that money a...

maybe a second opinion from another ortho is in order? I think your teeth should touch when you're all done.

Someone here (can't remember who) once said "having braces is like running a marathon, not sprint race". I have to constantly remind myself of that...slowwww progress....

Well in my opinion I think I would go for fixed braces.

Yah! Congratulations!

Well I had my 3 adjustment today. It was interesting... They went to increase the bottom wire, and the Dr. was trying to force the wire into the brackets of the still rotated lower incisors. Well needless to say- the bracket popped off! The Dr. of course had to re-glue the bracket on, and then went ...

I am 4 months in, and have had the top wire changed 2 times, and the bottom only 1. Still no rubber bands, but I know that they are coming... My apts. are usually every 8 weeks, and I have the traditional metal brackets with ligs. They are currently trying to get a stubborn tooth to rotate less, and...

Welcome! I am 44 and my hubby loves to call me "brace face"

I have braces for the exact same reason! I grind my teeth something terrible. I have worn down my lower teeth, and my deep bite does NOT help. I have had my braces for 4 months now, and so far have managed to grind thru most of my molar buildups many, many times in these 4 months... <sigh>. I just w...

welcome!

I am thinking wine sounds very yummy right now... I still have so much baking/cooking/ and cleaning for tomorrow. :/

Welcome! It will be so rewarding in the end

I have them too! I attribute it to my teeth moving.

djspeece wrote: I told her that I wanted to have the nicest smile in the cemetary.

That is GREAT!!! HAHAHAHA!!!