Metal Mouth Message Board

ive been told i can take out elastics to eat and clean but most things i can take with elastics in as all i can manage is soups and protien drinks does anyone find taking them off and on a pain. last week i got the arrangement changed wow what pain my front teeth were clamped on top of each other i ...

hi audra had my surgery wednesday [lower jaw] pretty roough for last few days.feelin better today doc had me puttin my elastics on myself on thursday wow what pain. wouldnt let me out of hosp if i couldnt manage it.got out on fri. does anyone else feel extreme stinging in lips when trying to put ela...

hi audra thought you liked to know i spent 2 glorious weeks in your beautiful country last summer i stayed in abbotsford b c what scenery friendly people an ideal place to recover from surgery[i wish ]

hi everyone seen my ortho and surgeon last thur and what a surprise :D they have given me my surgery date the 21 april great news. had my hooks fitted aswell :cry: pesky little things. only down side is im being admitted on my birthday :cry: imagine fasting on your birthday :cry: no really its the b...

hi everyone i havent been here for a while just going through the gap closing process wow what a long journey. ihave just seen my ortho and the surgeon was there and to my surprise and delight he has given me my surgery date 21 april

i also had to see a psychiatrist to see if i was mentally strong enough to go through this process because i was under a lot of work related stress during my first meetings with my ortho/surgeon also because i had some mental health issues when i was younger. i had no need to worry as the psychiatri...

tazzle maybe your right about the hook dilema i will find out next ortho app

hi anyone is it possible to have surgery before the gaps are closed.ive been wearing power chains 8 months now and i cant see any improvement even though my ortho assures me they are closing. iam supposed to be getting hooks fitted next appointment[for surgery ihope]i caant think of any other reason...

hi kerry i know the problems with wires going over big spaces i broke mine and dislodged it several times [my ortho was not amused ]i had to learn to chew on the opposite side of my mouth or face the wrath of my ortho talk about feeling like a kid at 45

how long prior to surgery can hooks be fitted as iam off on vacation to canada in june for 2 weeks[ that would mean i will be in hooks for 7 weeks by the end of my holiday is this ok :?] as reading other peoples sories about hooks i am going to be pretty misreable :( and god knows how long after as ...

seen my ortho yesterday .iasked her are we close to surgery yet .ive been told that as soon as the darn gaps close we will be there.no more archwire changes .im getting hooks fitted next visit [7 weeks time] i wonder if these are for my surgery or something else anyone with any answers please

i have already asked my ortho to give me a rough guestimate. no realistic answer was given,only that around 18 months in braces was normal before surgery. i am now in braces 19 months,and by the way the gaps are taking forever to close i will probably not get a realistic answer :( on the bright side...

hi k willie you are lucky to have your hair mine has long gone and what little i have left is grey ahh well at least i have a great smile to look forward too

i also had braces before [way back in the 70s] so long ago cant remember how long i wore them just grateful that things are getting done properly this time after all these years. thanks for your supportive comments

maybe its because of my age that things are going slower .my ortho estimated 3 years for treatment including retainers .i thought by now iwould be ready for surgery.i havent seen the os since my first appointment back in aug 2007 when he discussed what will be happening[not when ]