Metal Mouth Message Board

Ah thanks for replying Sauerkraut, was feeling a bit unloved! And thanks to you all for the comforting words. After having major melt-down on the evening of the appointment, I got a good night's sleep and began to feel ever so slightly better. It's true, I probably am more fixated on my looks than I...

Hi. I'm in braces for 2nd time in my life and was told at the start of the treatment that I would need double jaw surgery to correct my open-bite and overjet. At the time I was unsure about this as it sounded very traumatic. My ortho suggested using TADs instead, to see how far we could get with tho...

Thanks for reply, miniscrews huh? Will have to look them up. Yes I do have lots of questions still to ask the ortho.. just trying to get my head around things as I'm the world's worst decision maker!!

Hi Everyone! I'm new on here and not very good at knowing all the jargon so please bear with me! I'm in braces for the 2nd time in my life and have been recommended for surgery on both jaws. Thing is, my ortho told me there is something he may be able to do with pins on my top jaw to enable me to bi...

My lo is 18 months and has already whacked me in the mouth several times since brace went on...ouch! I'm totally crap at all computer related things too so just sticking to typing! As for staining braces, I'm not sure cos I've only had metal but I would imagine that if you rinse afterwards with wate...

Hi Metalmummy, I am new on here too. Like you I am 29 and just got braces (2 days now).Teeth still hurt a bit but not too bad now. Forcing myself to eat more solids cos I need the energy to keep up with my little one! I had braces as a teenager so kind of knew what to expect but this time round am h...