Metal Mouth Message Board

bbsadmin wrote:How are you feeling today? Do you still have the swelling and apparent allergic problem, or has it gotten better?

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It's better thank you. Basically gone.

Thank you everyone for your replies! I already feel better about wearing braces.

I've never had a cavity.

Hello. I'm a 21 year old guy who got braces this thursday and i really hate them. My face and lips look swollen. I feel ridiculous. I wonder why i even wanted braces. Why should i care what people think about my teeth? Why should i have to change myself and suffer this? I'm unkissed, insecure about ...

Do they look like this? http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz161/smilesunset/IMG_2227_2_2.jpg If so, you have wire ties on your ceramic braces. The orthodontist uses them to encourage the teeth to move a certain way. Also, some people like to have them on their ceramic braces because they don't sta...

Hello. I wanted ceramic braces to have them less visible. However when they were put on i was surprised by how much they looked. I've now noticed that the rings on the sides of the brackets are in metal, which i thought they would not be. Anyone know of a reason why i didnt get all ceramic braces? W...

Is it possible that waiting until monday will harm me in any other way than me feeling a bit ill until something is done?

There's no emergency number. However i've found her cell phone #. But i feel like it's not appropriate to call, especially since it's saturday night where i live. I don't feel terribly ill either.

Hello! I got braces 2 days ago and yesterday i broke a bracket while eating chocolate. An hour or so after that i started to feel ill. I thought it was because i hadn't eaten enough, so i ate but it didn't go away. Today i noticed my upper lip and cheeks look swollen and i still feel ill. Can the sw...