Metal Mouth Message Board

8 weeks in and what an 8 weeks! It turns out I'm allergic to the nickel in the wires (this has yet to be confirmed but I'm 99% sure). So I've had two months with a swollen mouth, and a cycle of of super-big fat lips -- like the big red wax lips that we got as kids - with burning, itching and peeling...

I found that my teeth don't really feel clean unless I use my threader floss and proximal pick thingie. I love love love the tiny proximal brushes...I don't know what I'd do without them. My latest braces misadventure is that I managed to pull the wire out of the bottom back bracket this morning wh...

Yes, jambo, you have to be a patient ortho patient. Or, at least that's what I keep telling myself (and I've only had braces for 2.5 weeks).

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So far (2.5 weeks in) I've avoided the mirror obsession - I just run my tongue along the backs of my upper teeth constantly because the angles are changing. I did this so much last week that I actually got blisters on my tongue (well, I think that's what the blisters are from).

Lynley

I got braced 2/4/10 and am just now getting to the point that I can kind of chew without pain. I also had the weird flavor thing along with sensitive teeth, but that only last the first 5-6 days. I've eaten a lot of mac-&-cheese and rice-&-beans this month because I can swallow them mostly w...

I was braced on 2/410 and wasn't sure ahead of time that I'd make it through without having a panic attack. I debated asking for a xanax or something ahead of time but ended up not doing it. I took 2 aleve about an hour before the appt so I wasn't really in any pain all day. During my appt. I listen...

I actually did dilute the hydrogen peroxide 50/50. Once I got the nerve up to try it again I did 3 parts water and 1 part hydrogen peroxide which seemed to work better. I've actually started "chewing" food again the past few days, but mostly I'm still swallowing food whole and trying not t...

So far this isn't so bad. I wasn't really able to chew much of anything until the past three days but 'uncomfortable' is different than 'painful'. I haven't popped off a bracket yet even though I was expecting to for some reason. However, already I'm looking forward to the day I get them off and my ...

Hi, I started a post on another forum but I'm going to keep my ongoing story here. I am 40-something and at this point have had damons - upper and lower - for 3.5 days. My 'sentence' is 18-24 months for impacted canines, overbite, overlap, class I bite on one side and some crowding. I can't believe ...

Hey Ken,

Thanks for checking in on my story.

I am impressed beyond belief that you signed up for this for 4 years - I've only been in it 4 days and am pretty sure I couldn't do 4 years.

Cheers, Lynley

Hi, Thanks for all your encouragement. 2.5 days in and things are going okay. My mouth hurts but not unbearably. Though thank god for salt water rinses. I have build-ups on my back molars so I think that even when my teeth didn't hurt, I'll still be eating soft/liquified foods. So far I've eaten mas...

I got braced 2 days ago complete with bite ramps. Somehow they don't feel like they actually work as I still smashed my top teeth into the bottom bracket just hours after leaving the ortho (which created the single most painful moment so far in this process). I don't see how I'll be able to chew any...

embracement + 6 hours... I feel like there's an alien living in my mouth, and a picky one at that. Hot foods are too hot. Cold foods are too cold. I can't drink out of a cup without dribbling. Apparently anything that can't be delivered through a straw is out of bounds for the time being. Aside from...

Hi All, After lurking for a few months I thought I'd stick my hand up and introduce myself. I have an appointment day after tomorrow to get braces. The reality of that hasn't sunk in yet to the point that I've only told a couple of people (and no one at works knows). I am old enough (40+) to be gett...