Metal Mouth Message Board

Good Afternoon! I had my first adjustment today since getting braced 6 weeks ago. They only changed my o-rings, as my teeth are still moving quite a bit with the wire that I have. Ortho says that everything is going great but that I will be needing vertical rubberbands by my next appointment. What a...

Thank guys - I just needed to vent a bit before I did go talk to him. I didn't realize how hard I would take this!

I'm a tough girl - most of the time. But I'm of course pretty sensitive about being 27 and having a mouth full of metal. I knew it was going to be a rough first couple of weeks- especially with how jagged it's made my teeth look but I know that the end result will be fabulous and well worth it. My p...

Hi! I just got my braces on 4 hours ago. It feels tight, not really sore yet - they said that would happen tomorrow. I got upper and lower full metal (yay me!) And a sentence of 2 years. And we're crossing our fingers that they won't have to pull any to make room. Let the fun begin :) Mashed potatoe...