Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey all! I went to the orthodontist this past Tuesday for an adjustment and I'm now in elastics. I have read on here that they are painfull but it's hard to understand until you experience it. I am past the tooth pain now and am just having pain in my jaw muscles and neck. Hopefully I get used to th...

I forgot to mention that I drink tea every day. The ligs do stain but only to about the shade of my teeth.

I have had ceramic uppers for about 7 months now. I decided not to worry about staining after about the first month. Now I eat virtually anything I want (within reason). I avoid anything with strong staining properties such as curry and artificial food colours. The one thing that did cause a lot of ...

I have had braces for about 7 months now. Things are moving well. At my last adjustment, the orthodontist put in a thick square wire that has, what I thought was impossible, more hooks. I also have powerchains over each of my extraction sites... I didn't realize that little elastics could cause so m...

So I have had my braces for almost a month now and things are going alright. I still have a little discomfort from the hooks rubbing but it is tolerable. I had to go in to the orthodontist last week to have a wire trimmed. I was very happy because that means that there has been some movement! Aside...

Congratulations Merman! I found that my first day with braces wasn't too bad. The pain set in on the second day. I used a lot of wax and advil during the first week. I'm two weeks in now and am fine. I don't feel like I have a mouth full of marbles anymore and am eating almost anything (within reas...

It has been two weeks since I got my braces and all is going well. I am eating pretty much normally and am not needing wax (for now...). LaLaDee : To answer your question, I am very happy with my choice to get ceramic uppers. They haven't really stained yet. I have been careful to brush my teeth af...

Hello all! I'm a week in now and things are going well. My teeth aren't sore anymore but I still have a lot of sores where the brackets and hooks are rubbing. Today I went out for lunch and was able to eat salad and half a sandwich without too much trouble. It's nice to be able to eat normal foods ...

Well I'm into day three with braces and am doing alright. Yesterday my teeth were so sore that I couldn't even let them touch. Putting wax on a bracket was also very painful. Last night I really wanted to have a break from my braces! This morning when I woke up everything felt alright. It is only s...

Well I'm all braced up now. I had my braces put on yesterday and it went very well. I have ceramic upper six and metal self-ligating brackets on the bottom. Yesterday went great and I only felt pressure on my teeth but today I am aching and have wax on many of the brackets. I have so many hooks in ...

Hello all! I had my extractions done this afternoon and I'd like to report that all is well. I have virtually no pain (my headache this morning was worse!) and it only took the dentist 20 min to do. It does feel strange to have four big holes in my mouth but now I am excited to see the changes that...

Hey KLC,

I am having extractions done for my braces this afternoon. I am getting the braces put on Monday. I will tell you how it went!

Good luck!

Amy