Metal Mouth Message Board

I am not sure if I should be posting this here, but I'm just hoping someone will be able to let me know what's going on. I got my linguals off in June. Yay! About 4 days ago I started using the Crest Pro whitening strips once nightly. I leave them on for a half hour as per its instructions, however ...

Do they look different after they were filed? I had my second to last appointment last night. My ortho said he would be "smoothing" my teeth next month - and *hopefully* taking them off then, too!!! He hates the word filing, ha. Anyway, I hate the day right after adjustments. 6 exedrin's i...

I am scheduled to get my linguals off in June. Overall I am pretty pleased with the results, though partially disappointed. First, I was told that I would have them on for 5 months. I got them put on in June of 08. It's been almost a year now and while my teeth look great; it is frustrating because ...

I've had linguals since June 13th. My speech was absolutely horrible to begin with because I have a really small mouth, leaving little tongue room left. A few months in, and speaking is still really frustrating. The lisp has definitely gotten better, don't get me wrong. But, it's still there and peo...

I've had my ibraces (top and bottom) on since June 13th. I'm supposed to get them off December 1st! I can see a huge improvement already and it's so rewarding. I had my third appointment last night. It took about an hour. The ortho had to put on my last bracket, and in the process a wire broke, so h...

My first week with ibraces has been quite the experience. I haven't had to use wax for 3 days now!! My speech is absolutely terrible. I have a very small mouth, and feel like my tongue still has no where to go, so it makes it really difficult to talk. Don't get me wrong, I think my speech is a lot b...

Thank you for the advice! I'm getting ready for work now. I had to get up a half hour earlier to leave me enough time for my new teeth cleaning routine. I guess I'll try cereal for breakfast. I just have no idea what I'll be doing for lunch. Usually I take a sandwich. Would peanut butter be okay? I ...

I apologize in advance for this extremely long post. Hopefully some will be able to read through it and give me advice. Here it goes: I had braces on for about 3 years. Sadly at 11, I didn't take the whole retainer thing seriously and am paying for it now. My teeth aren't THAT bad, but they aren't p...