Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi there, I find that I'm pretty biased on this subject, but here's my two cents: 1) How comfortable is it? Feels like I'm wearing a sports mouthguard, only ridgid and not as comfortable. 2) Is it easy to speak with? I have a Hawley on the bottom and when I just wear that, I hear no speech differenc...

It is indeed pretty cool -- thanks, Evelyn! Now if only I could get rid of this stinking (literally and figuratively) Essix.

My laterals are undersized, too, but I decided not to do bonding/veneers, mostly because I play some sports, and don't want to worry about the thought of all that expensive porcelain getting messed up. Also, I became very attached to the idea of having "all-natural" teeth. Lo and behold, w...

I got turquoise with royal blue polka dots for my bottom Hawley. Big surprise, though (noticed, with some shock, by my BF one night): It glows in the dark. Who knew?

I just got an Essix upper and Hawley lower, and I hate the Essix with a passion (and not just because it isn't blue and polka-dotted :-)). I feel like I should be in a boxing movie, and IMO, it is totally noticeable, whereas I think the Hawley wire is kind of cute. I'm thinking of going in and askin...

I just got my retainers this morning, and while I like the Hawley (bottom), I hate the Essix (top). Hate hate hate, from the first minute. It feels like I'm wearing a sports mouth guard and looks weird and I don't like that my teeth don't touch. I get the feeling it was recommended more for looks th...

Yup, I, too, was terrified about this, since I love coffee and red wine and did see some staining on some of the exposed cement. But after 16 months (as of two days ago!!), I have insanely large (to me -- hee hee) all-one-color teeth. Woo!

What I mean is, you should be just fine! [/img]

lionfish: Darn! I thought "scrub up" in this case meant that if you ate reheated curry, it wouldn't stain your ligs as badly as a "fresh" curry dish. Wishful thinking, I guess....

If you think you like perfect teeth go see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and stare at Wonka's teeth for two hours! I thought, oh my god if my teeth look like straight white chiclets after this I will just die! I was very freaked out! Since seeing that movie I have decided not to whiten my teeth...

Then I'm sure you'd find me down right adorable.... with teeth like mine. Hee! It's just that my BF asked me this very question a while ago (his teeth are fairly straight on top, kind of wonky on the bottom, but nicely colored and shaped and whatnot). I'd never really thought about it before. I do ...

After a year, I finally got brave (and tired of getting my clear ligs changed all the time from my unrepentant black-coffee drinking :)), and did light blue in January for New Year's, then teal after that (very nice! no staining or fading!), now hot pink for Valentine's Day. Am considering purple an...

My only tooth-related prejudice is when people have bad oral hygiene. I almost always think crooked teeth are cute! Just not on me....

I've had braces since last Feb. and I finally couldn't take it anymore and started eating cheese popcorn -- like people have said: v-e-r-y c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y. Unfortunately, I do love the half-popped kernels.... Oh well, something to look forward to, right?