Metal Mouth Message Board

I know exactly what you mean. I never had much pain before elastics, but I'm in constant pain now, especially when I wake up in the morning. I can't wait until this part is over.

Hi newsboysgrl777: Yes, I had an open bite and a cross bite. I was pursing my lips like that so people could see the condition my teeth were in. I'm pretty pleased with the progress so far. Up until the elastics went on this week, the whole experience has been relatively pain free. My original sente...

Seeing a speech therapist is a fantastic idea. I'm 40 years old, and I had misaligned teeth for most of my life. I learned to compensate for it by placing my tongue in different places in my mouth so that sounds would come out better, but still my speech was muffled. But because I spent so many year...

I don't notice that I'm aging, but I do look a little different since my braces went on. I'm not surprised that this is happening though, especially if the shift in your teeth is drastic.

Maybe it's just time for a little firming serum?

Hi everyone, I'm Cecily. I used to post here as either Skenecia or Skeskali, but a search didn't turn up any of my old messages, so I don't know if those old posts are still around. So to introduce myself: I'm a 40 year old woman who lives in Vancouver, Canada. My braces went on July 27, 2007, and I...