Metal Mouth Message Board

My braces are coming off on July 2 at 10:15am!

I finally got my braces placed on October 15 and I am adjusting okay. It is giong to take me a while to get adjusted to having so much metal in my mouth. My current goal is to figure out how to eat with these things on. My first meal after getting the braces on was hard. Eating is definitely going t...

Welcome and Congratulations. Getting braces as an adult is a major step. I'm 33 and had my braces placed yesterday. It took me about 17 years to take this step so its no looking back now. I am slowly getting adjusted to having so much metal in my mouth. I LOVE to smile and laugh. So now that they ar...

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Well, I had three spacers placed on September 10th and I must say they SUCK. My teeth are still tender so I have been playing it safe by eating soft foods. B DAY is October 15th. I am getting the traditional braces and I will have to wear them for 2 years. My Ortho says that treatment time could be ...

Toni wrote:Congratulations on your decision!
I'm 44 and my braces go on next Monday. We can count down together.
I'll be braced for 2 years, how about you?

I will be braced for 2 years as well. So we will become best buds.
Shannon

Hello People, I am new to the site and will be getting braces for the first time in a couple of weeks. I have known I’ve needed braces since I was about 14 but I put up such a fuss javascript:emoticon(':evil:') about the getting braces (typical childhood fears and concerns) that my mother did not ...