Metal Mouth Message Board

Here are progress pics from Sep 24, 2013

5th adjustment this week. Things are progressing nicely. Had some more ipr, am now in 18 gauge stainless on upper and 18 nti? (not stainless heat activated) on lower. Working on 4 rotations this month. I might have to have a few brackets added since a couple of my molars shifted out of correct align...

I jus read your braces story and wanted to comment! How awesome is your progress?!?! I hope mine show improvement as fast as yours have done. I was originally quoted 28-30 months in the braces... I would love for that to get shortened and I'm only on day 19! Ha! I must admit that my progress is awe...

I know i really shouldn't be complaining. I only have to wear them for a total of about 12 months which is a lot shorter than a lot of people on this board. It's just hard sometimes to keep it all in perpective especially when the inside of your mouth feels like raw hamburger meat. Most of the time ...

looking great rhibee!! glad you are enjoying your new job! i am just counting the ticks of the clock- can't wait for something to happen with these darn things. I feel like nothing has moved for weeks. I have adjustment on 23rd we'll see what happens then. Take care

Crossing my fingers for you Rhibee- I am in a funk right now with these darn things- I just want my life back. I know it worth it but right now I would just like to be able to eat like a normal adult human being. :-+ I haven't really noticed much change in the last 3 weeks- other than the power chai...

Just checking in. Not much going on in my braces saga-not a lot of movement, just the usual discomfort. I am ready to be done. I still have a good attitude about it all, but I am ready to be finished with this part of my life. I want to eat like a normal person again. I want to go diving without wor...

Not a lot new to report. I have noticed that my teeth "clack" together during the night more. It's kind of annoying and when I wake up my bottom front teeth are sore. I am thinking about asking ortho how necessary all the hooks on my brackets are as they are shredding the inside of my mout...

drumroll please...............

No elastics yet but I got a powerchain at my adjustment today. I don't like it at all, my mouth is so sore.Oh well it will get me a little closer to done, I will just have to endure. Hope your headaches and blah feeling goes away soon. Take it easy.

Had 3rd adjustment today. Got a powerchain on uppers and wire ties on most of the rest of my brackets (3 have red ligs). This is really messing with my whole color thing. Boy am I sore!!!! tons of ibuprofen today. IPR to make some room and the best part..... Orthodontist's best guess when I asked ho...

Glad you had good reports Tobilei! I haven't been online too much-been busy living life Hope you get the weird allergy like thing sorted out.

Your teeth are looking GREAT!!!!!!!!! I am happy for you Braces Buddy

I heard margaritas are good for the tooth pain, I tried it out myself and found that while it didn't make my teeth stop hurting, I didn't care as much that they did LOL.

Yay!!!! your smile is fabulous!!!!