Metal Mouth Message Board

I had a similar issue when I first got my braces on. I called the ortho when I first felt it and went to see him the next day. He removed the bad and said he will put it back on at my next adjustment (which is tomorrow). My gums started bleeding after he removed it, which probably means that it was ...

Basically my bottom teeth are way behind my upper teeth. The bottoms hit the roof of my mouth and I can fit my index finger in between. But my molars fit at the right place I was curious as to how others with a similar condition have gone about fixing the problem. I was so excited to finally be able...

Hi, I was looking at the 'braces stories' forum trying to find someone who has an overbite to see how it was being corrected, but I was unsuccessful in finding one. I have a big overbite and was looking for someone who has a similar problem. So if anyone wants to volunteer their 'braces story' link,...

Most Trident gums use Xylitol as sweetner instead of sugar. I asked my dentist about it once and he said it's alrite but I shouldn't 'go out of my way' to get it.

And now for your horror story... yes things on #1 do happen. I've had braces on for a little over 1 week and I have 4 molar bands (2 top, 2 bottom). The assistant had a hard time fitting me for them (they were either too small or too big). I got braces on a Friday and on the following Monday I was i...

i've had my braces for 4 days now and I am def getting used to them. Just a few questions: 1. Every time I brush my teeth, it feels like the brackets are going to come off. is this normal or am I doing something wrong? 2. I cannot get floss thru my teeth, it just won't go in. Is there something else...

hey, I'm getting braces on friday too!!!

I'm getting ceramic on top and metal on bottom. Traditional with ligatures.

Thanks!!

Is ice-cream a good thing to eat? It has helped with the spacers a lot

I'm so excited I'm getting braces tomorrow! I may be even more excited to get these spacers removed I am starting to get a little nervious tho. I feel like I'm not prepared and that there should be something else I should be doing or something I should be buying. Any tips that someone can give me fo...

Hi, I recently decided to get braces and to start the process, my orthodontist put spacers in between all my molars. They hurt soooo much!!!! The actual molars are fine and I can more or less chew with them. It's the rest of my teeth that are a problem. I've had them on for 5 days now and they just ...