Metal Mouth Message Board

Hmmmm, I am every 3 weeks pretty much like clockwork. Once or twice I have gone in at 2 weeks, depending what they are doing. If I miss my 3 week I feel like things just quit moving, like whatever configuration they have, be it springs, wire, elastics or whatever, seems to slow their movement at abo...

I had three extractions, a lower central incisor, and two upper pre-molars. I am totally happy with the extractions, as the were non-negotiable for me, according to 3 ortho consults. I do have changes in my face, but all to the positive. The problem with me is that I have lost a considerable amount ...

Dude, not abnormal at all. As the bite changes, which it does DAILY, you will experience tons of changes in how the teeth look and feel. I get popping and clicking all of the time. Mostly, it settles 3-4 days after an adjustment. Moving teeth are loose, and loose teeth make noise. It is what it is. ...

Ok, secret, but I actually squeeee'd out loud while reading this. How cute!

Ummmm, yeah. It is hard to believe, but evidently some people view being braced as a sexual fetish. From what I have read here, there are actual fetish sites devoted to braces. That is why the site owner discourages full face pictures. I guess people's progress pics have ended up being snatched and ...

Ugh, springs! I have a wayward right lateral incisor that was basically in the roof of my mouth. I had a spring there to open a space for it to move forward, and whoa, the pain! First, they put the spring in, all was good. Then, during the next adjustment, I guess they 'activated' it, which basicall...

As an avid coffee drinker, I deal with staining a lot. I tried the Smoke, which are supposed to be more stain-resistant, but I had better luck with the Silver. The Smoke stained in literally days, whereas the Silver lasted for at least the first two weeks before becoming noticeably discolored. I kee...

In the beginning, I did not eat with my elastics on, as my first two sets were tighter than a drum. I literally could not open my mouth far enough to get food into it. My new elastics (Ken's I think...) are way looser, so I tend to eat with them on more now. I figure that the longer I leave them on,...

I am a coffee drinker and food lover, so mine stain pretty much the same day, lol. It came down to either abstaining from everything that I love or handle the staining. I chose to just deal with the staining, no one really notices it but me, since I am the only one holding a mirror 1.4 inches from m...

Thanks for the welcome u2. I have been braced a full week now, and it is getting better. The day after being braced, I was in complete and total agony!!!!! Despite the fact that my mouth is no longer my mouth, I am getting along fine. My bite is totally off, and the puzzle pieces that used to be my ...

Thanks for the welcome u2. I have been braced a full week now, and it is getting better. The day after being braced, I was in complete and total agony!!!!! Despite the fact that my mouth is no longer my mouth, I am getting along fine. My bite is totally off, and the puzzle pieces that used to be my ...

Thanks for the welcome u2. I have been braced a full week now, and it is getting better. The day after being braced, I was in complete and total agony!!!!! Despite the fact that my mouth is no longer my mouth, I am getting along fine. My bite is totally off, and the puzzle pieces that used to be my ...

Ugh, I have spent an entire 34 years (almost 35!) with the worst teeth ever! Okay, maybe not the worst, but in my world, it sure felt like it. As a professional Recruiter that deals with people pretty much every minute of my day, my teeth have always been a concern for me. They have been all over th...