Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello I had 2 teeth on my top removed and my ortho said it takes aboubt 6 months to close. I got mine removed in May and they are almost closed. Someone recently said that my face did change a little, but I think thats normal. it's not going to be too dramatic. I wouldn't worry about it if you trust...

Hi Lyndsay I had my linguals put on in January, 2 teeth extracted, and my bottom clear braces on the bottom in May. The bottom regular braces gave me more problems than the linguals!! I was so nervous getting the linguals, but took 2 days off from work, so I prepared myself. I didn't even need the d...

Hi SJ86

How did everthing go??

I got my top linguals on Wed, and everything has been fine so far, no speech problems or pain, but I am having a hard time eating hard food. I even went for a cleaning to my regular dentist today and thought that after that my teeth would be sore from the cleaning but they are fine. How long does it...

Hi Everyone My appointment took about an hour (including paperwork).Putting them on was painless. I took 2 advil right after they were put on. My speech is perfectly fine, nothing changed, no lisping. I had some chcken noodle soup last night for dinner and a cheese omlet and coffee this morning. I d...

I'm getting my linguals tomorrow after work and i am getting very nervous, but im trying to have a positive attitute and not really think about it! I have to get 2 teeth removed later on, will my ortho put the wire on tomorrow?? if not, is it worst when the wire goes on?

Is eating usually back to normal in 2 months? I am suppose to be going on vacation 2 months after getting top linguals and just want to make sure I will be able to eat..

I am getting linguals on the top and clear braces on the bottom next week and I am getting nervous. I have off from work for the whole week so I can adjust a little before going back to work ,but how long does it take to be able to eat normal food and talk noramlly again??