Metal Mouth Message Board

Shiry wrote:Wow, I hope my journey is like yours,lol

Yours will be as painless as mine! Good luck.

This thread is encouraging. I will get braces in the near future and keep reading about how painful the first month can be. Good to know that some people sail through the early days with minimal discomfort. Good luck! I hope your journey in brackets, wires and chains is as painless as mine!! Good l...

I am worried as well because I notice some uneven changes since having elastic for two weeks. Please share with me what your ortho says?

Thats not too bad....your own only stretches between two teeth...Mine has to go from from the back so its more tension...Ic cant really explain it well But u can see a pic of my configuration through this link: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=46327 Check it out then you'll ...

I have been eating with it on.. lost one this after noon during lunch.. didn't realized it until lunch was almost over... it's gross to know that you swallowed an elastic that has been in your mouth all morning...

I've swallowed 2 now, perhaps it's extra B vitamin. I would think that keeping them on would speed things up. One, because having them on for the duration of each meal means more time for the elastics to work. Two, I think the distance an open mouth creates puts more pull on the elastics and teeth....

I read that I speeds up teeth shifting? Anyone know?

sirwired wrote:I think I've swallowed about 20 of the things at some point by not wanting to take them out just to have a snack...

I read somewhere that keeping the elastic on while you eat speeds up the teeth shifting... That's why I've been keeping them on.. Should I not? Maybe I should start a new post!!!

SunshineRay wrote:I've swallowed a TAD, which is a screw. It didnt hurt me so you should be fine.

Thanks sunshine! Makes me feel better already!!

I know I am not going to die.. But it's gross...

I cant yawn with mine....lolz....they will def. snap... I sneeze once with them and it snapped... So if i need to yawn of sneeze i try to keep my jaw tight and not open to wide.. I dont think its the size more the configuration... Mine stretch from the hook in between my incisor and canine right si...

nikkibabie19 wrote:about three times a day......

I take mine out to eat tho...If i dont they snap when i try to open to take a bite...even a small one...

Wow.. They must be small elastics.. I can yawn with mine and they stay put..

I started elastics last week and had an adjustment as well. The only "pain" was like any other adjustments, just some pressure for the first two days and it's back to normal.

The ortho assistant told me to change them once a day, but I think it is much better to change them more often, so I asked for a few extra bags of elastics which was no problem. I change them about 4 times a day. Awesome! I got myself another bag today. Had some poky wires. Also got a hook and fork...

My Oral Surgeon gave me a thing with a hook on one end and a "fork" on the other; the "fork" end came in really handy for finishing my "box" configuration. When my ortho switched me to Class II triangles, I didn't need a tool at all. I went in today to have a wire cut ...