Metal Mouth Message Board

It sounds like I am somewhat lucky.. it seems that a lot of people have molar bands and whatnot. I asked my orthodontist about them when he put on my braces, and he said he generally doesn't use them. I was so happy.. and luckily my impacted canine is moving right along.. I can't stop licking it lol

I got my braces in July 2008 and turned 22 this past November. I'm so glad I didn't have to get spacers.. I've heard they're the worst. I mostly got braces to fix an impacted canine, which I also heard can take a while. Well, almost 9 months later it is almost fully down and pulled forward where it ...

I'm not taking any pain killer since nothing has helped. I've tried Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, and the generic brands. I've just been dealing with it. I can't really chew anything crazy, and I can use my front teeth to break things like chips. I'm not sure exactly how many chains are on this powerchain ...

will be the death of me. At least I only have a powerchain on my bottom teeth.. not yet on the top. But man.. it hurts. No form of medicine has even touched the pain.

I'm not exactly sure how they plan to fix it overall because I have not asked my stepmom.. but my little sister who is 8 just got braces.. she has a very deep overbite.. I can't even see how she eats properly. Anyway.. I'm 22 and just got braces this past July.. mostly for an impacted canine and jus...

I believe mine are GAC.. I just have clear on top, though.. I do have pictures posted on here somewhere.. and lots more on my phone lol.. some are on my myspace.. I suppose if you want to see a picture of my teeth up close to see the brackets I can show you :P (Not even sure how long ago this was po...

I was told estimate of 30 months. I'm on my 27th month and was told by my ortho that I'm ready to take them off in Oct 6th! it seemed to take forever but at least I'll be done before Christmas! The only issue I could see in your case is the impacted canine. I have seem many people with that case an...

Oh.. on the bright side.. the assistant chick and the orthodontist commented on how clean I've kept everything.

I got my braces put on July 23rd and just had my first adjustment on the 12th.. I was excited.. but now more irritated.. grr! Well.. seriously.. when the assistant was changing the wires I felt like my teeth were about to rip out of my head.. she was having some trouble with a couple teeth... trying...

I don't feel my "before" teeth deserve my $1,000+ camera.. lol.. I will take great clear pictures of them once they shape up. Until then, they will get my phone camera, and they will like it!

When I let my boss know (a month in advance) that I would be about an hour late on the day I was to get my braces.. he replied with: "Why did you wait this late in life to get them?" :shock: I'm 21... that's not old.. and my parents couldn't afford them when I was younger. One of his sons ...

Reading this makes my mouth taste salty lol..

No.. but whenever I use Peroxyl the aftertaste is absolutely disgusting.. it tastes fine at first until I'm finished using it.. then it tastes like phlegm/snot... *pukes*

I use 3 toothpastes a day.. I use whatever my mom has in the mornings.. Aquafresh sensitive or something.. then after lunch I use the prescription toothpaste my orthodontist gave me "Colgate PreviDent".. and at night I use some other type of Colgate here at my boyfriend's house.. In the mo...

When the girl got my brackets on and took the mouth retractor thing out of my mouth.. oh sheesh.. what a weird feeling that was.. My lips were stuck above and below my teeth because of the brackets and my lips were soo dry....I felt like I had bricks on my teeth.. Tomorrow will be a week since I got...

I'm having that issue right now.. I actually was out eating last night and drinking water with lemon.. and I sucked up a lemon seed and felt it moving around my mouth.. it felt like a tooth and I freaked out until I spit it out and saw it was just a seed lol