Metal Mouth Message Board

Has anyome here ever had an allergic reaction to their latex elastics & if so what were the symptoms you experienced? I have been wearing my elastics fot 2 days now & yesterday I felt like I was having a panic attack. I had shortness of breath, felt like I couldnt swallow my heart was racing...

I have the loops also and they're called closing loops. I've only had them for about 5 weeks, since my last appointment, and they are kind of annoying - they capture even MORE food - just what we need! But they do work. Idk I didnt have any teeth extracted. I do have gaps between my 4 front teeth b...

I got a adjustment on Saturdday & the new wire my ortho put on has loops on the sides 2 up & 2 down. Why is this? I would have asked him but I didnt get a chance to look at my teeth until I got home & I noticed them.

Im not sure what you mean by "closed bite"? Your bite is supposed to be closed or else it would be an open bite and you would not be able to chew properly. Im working on closing my bite now with elastics. Did you maybe mean something like an overbite where your top teeth overlap your bott...

Im in 11 days of braces, got them b/c I was told I have a closed bite. Just wanted to see who else out there has had this issue, how long did you wear braces or have to wear braces, did you wear elastics or any other equipment to correct it, what was the outcome?

Ive only been wearing my braces for 11 days but I decided to get braces at 29 b/c 1) my dentist said I have a closed bite which means when I smile or my mouth's closed my top teeth touch my bottom gum line & if I didnt get it corrected my bottom gum line would start to receed & it would dama...

I have ceramics on top & bottom but I dont have a deep bite, i have a closed bite. My ortho didnt tell me there was any risk or that treatment would take longer in having ceramics on the bottom too. I guess its your choice. I got ceramics b/c I want it to be less noticeable that im wearing brace...

My ortho used yellow glue too!! Its not too bad, on the front four teeth. But has made my teeth look really yellow on the others. I hate it, but was hoping it would fade. 10 days in it hasn't!!! See I thought I was the only one. I know I keep hoping it will fade too, if not im gonna make a big stin...

I have a combination of Damon brackets and clear ceramic braces. On the upper teeth I have 8 clear ceramic brackets--the rest of the top teeth have the Damon metal brackets because you cannot see them anyway. All my bottom teeth have the Damon brackets. My back molars on the upper and lower were no...

Hi Prima....Let me go through all of your questions line by line. Your ortho not putting the brackets on any of the molars is interesting, but not really all that uncommon, I don't think. I mean, every ortho has his/her own way of doing things and each case is different...so I wouldn't worry too mu...

Hi Im new to this forum. I just got my clear ceramic braces put on saturday. I only have to wear them for 1yr. I havent really had any pain but it might be due to the fact that the ortho didnt put any brackets on any of my molars, I just have them on my 6 front top & buttom teeth, I asked the or...

I got my braces just over a week ago... I've lost 13 pounds... I can't bite down to chew food, and soup is getting very old. I'm drinking protein drinks, but it's frustrating not being able to bite down at all. My molars don't even come close to touching. My ortho says "that's normal"... ...

HELLO ALL! I JUST GOT CLEAR CERAMIC BRACES ON SATURDAY & I COULDNT FIGURE OUT WHY THEY LOOKED YELLOW. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION I SEE THAT THE ORTHO USED YELLOW GLUE & ITS CAKED AROUND THE BRACKETS & ITS MAKING MY TEETH & THE BRACKETS LOOK YELLOW. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS & AFTER T...