Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi everyone, I've been in braces for two weeks now. Although I've known that I need them, now that I do I'm so embarrassed that sometimes I feel like smiling even less than before :oops: ! I'm from South Africa and I've yet to see an adult in braces, I feel like the only one in this country. Most pe...

Congrats! Hope you're happy with the result and excited about the new you!

Keep us poor braced ones in your thoughts

HI, I also find that my teeth do that! It's very annoying and hurts when I chew! I think it's to align your bite. The first week al my teeth met at strange angles, but seems like it's settled down a bit.

That's the only suggestion I can make...

Hi, I wish I had an answer for you, but I think the best is to chat to your ortho and tell him about your concerns. Ask him if there's a specific reason why they're not moving down etc.

Best of luck and let us know how it's going!

Thanks for the reply guys, I really wondered about that, but since there's nothing I can do about it now, I'll just wait it out.

I was wondering if any of you had noticed that with metal braces your teeth seem to look more yellow It's quite embarrasing actually...

Thank you so much to all of you who replied. This braces thing is more complicated than I expected.

Good luck to all of you!

Hi, I got my braces on Monday and at first I thought that it's due to the fact that I can't chew that it feels as if my molars don't touch, but now that the pain's wearing off a bit it feels as if I can't chew my food fine enough. It's frustrating! Has anyone else experienced this?