Metal Mouth Message Board

I miss hard sourdough pretzels....nothing goes with a cold beer like hard pretzels. Total bummer!

It's not like the things I crave are things I ate that much, but it's like the forbidden fruit. For some whacky reason I miss Milk Duds and Snickers. I've also tried to stay away from curry and red wine.

I had the same problem. The bonding came off three times and both the ortho and I were aggravated enough that he just banded the tooth until the rest fell into line.

My son is missing 16 permanent teeth. All his baby teeth were fine and healthy but the dentist at the U of Iowa told us that the roots would not be healthy for much longer. We had them pulled and he was fitted for braces then bridges after getting the spacing right. We have so far resisted implants ...

You guys rock. Thanks so much for the pep talk. It's not the pain at all that has me quaking, it's the comments from co-workers and customers alike as well as the Leon spinks type look post extractions. But the time is right and I do want to be able to smile as well as chew without pain at some poin...

Hi, I've been lurking for awhile but finally decided to take the plunge and join in. I'm a 50 year old man and my job puts me in contact with customers face to face all over the country. Most people say that my tteth are just fine but I've always been embarrassed by my smile, so much so that I just ...