Metal Mouth Message Board

Meryaten, Luella and catfish! Thank you SO much for thinking of me! I am doing a lot better today. The bleeding finally stopped and even though the feel of the wound in my mouth is still kind of freaking me out, it's not quite as slimy and gross as it was yesterday. I've been drinking Ensure throug...

Lisa65 Thanks! I PM'd Way Too Old For This; it'll be good to talk with someone whose tooth exposure is like mine. Luella Yeah, I've been pressing my tongue against the gauze and the bleeding has slowed but it took a long time and many, many things of gauze. Merytaten I tried the teabag trick but sw...

I had my baby tooth pulled and my impacted canine exposed this moorning. From what I read on this board, they cut into the gums/roof of the mouth/whathaveyou, expose the tooth, attach a button and chain to it, stitch it closed and pack it with gauze. Well, not me. They basically carved away a big hu...

Happy 1 week anniversary! How's it going? Can you eat normally? Have you seen any changes?

Happy 1 week anniversary! How is it going? My teeth were only sensitive for the first four days and then I was pretty much back to normal.

insinu8 I want to think there is movement! There looks like there was movement but I found myself second-guessing as I know that if you don't get something at the same exact angle, you can see something there that isn't. So I took a picture of my arch and I think you are right: http://www.ninae.com...

insinu8 Yeah, good suggestion about getting the pain meds ahead of time (although, admittedly, certain types of medication don't seem to do a whole lot for me, painkillers being one of them). I hope your first full day with braces is going well for you! Are you in much pain or is it going okay? Any...

Best of luck tomorrow!

Nice! I hope I have that much movement after five weeks..

So how did it go? I hope it was as easy-peasy as it was for me!

How did it go? Inquiring minds want to know!

Good luck tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the big day! Good luck!

jenny Yeah, I'm bummed but not necessarily depressed about it. I'll just have to wait and see what happens and, generally speaking, I'm pretty lucky in life. I've been in other situations where a favorable outcome wasn't expected but I surprised everyone. Really, though, I'm just kicking myself for...

iBorg What do I want more? Hrm. I suppose I can't pick snacking without having to clean out my braces? Hehe. I'm pretty hungry at the moment so right now, I'm leaning toward snacking. bracedagain I guess the upshot of this is that I can be all girlie and start getting manicures! Yay! ---- So, I had...