Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm brand new in brace and plan to follow the ortho's advises on oral hygiene as closely as possible. The only problem is that I have a habit of snacking alot and eat many small meals. Now with the rule of "brushing after anything you put in your mouth" I ended up eating all my food and sn...

I think I'll leave the teeth cleaning to after the brace is put on since I don't want my teeth to be too "naked" against the brackets. Did you try to fight for not have to extract any teeth? I've been reading some posts here and there about the issue with "sunken" face after toot...

I think the reason for my tooth extraction is to have more room. I keep wondering if that's the case, how will my facial structure be changed (I guess bringing out my cheek bones is not necessary a bad thing :) ). I still wonder how are they going to take out my teeth once the brace is already there...

Hi, I am from the NOVA area too and going to start my treatment beginning of August. From the consulting sessions, I will need to have 4 teeth extracted as well :( . I'll have the brace on first before the extract. My ortho told me from last visit to hold off with making appointment with the oral su...