Metal Mouth Message Board

Though I am not doing this myself (wearing ceramic upper, metal lower, surgery in 1 year), my ortho does do this. She explained to me that Invisalign is OK for moving teeth in the horizontal plane to a certain degree, but not so much in the vertical (up and down in the gums). She also said that Invi...

I floss, then use a manual soft bristles brush to get rid of the stuff loosened by floss, stuck in my braceas or leftover wax. Then I follow up with my sonicare to make sure my gums are taken care of. I found before braces that side-to-side brushing beats up the bristles on the sonicare within two w...

Hi, Masher - I'm sorry about your tales of woe. 5 months before getting my braces on, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. They should be aboe to tell through her Ceph X-rays whether her airway is narrowed due to her jaw position. My insurance company will cover the surgery since I was unable to tolera...