Metal Mouth Message Board

I was told I will need surgery for what is apparently not a very common problem. It needs to be fixed before I can have my lower braces put on. One of my lower incisors never erupted through the gums, but instead turned horizontally under the surface and has been moving...its now crossed the midline...

Day 3 Update:


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I get my lower metal braces installed on Monday. What I really don't like is the 'cleats' that are on the inside of the bands on my molars. It feels really sharp on my tongue. I'm with you, I think the clear brackets are not as sharp as the metal ones. I also hated the mouth spreader thing, I was s...

Day 2: Well, it starts. I dont have any pain unless i close my teeth together, then it feels kind of like it does when you have a cavity...a deep, dull pain, but in this case its on both sides of my mouth. So far it has not been unbearable; i took two regular strength advil when I woke up and feel o...

Day 1 Update: No pain yet. I'll re-read this tomorrow when I'm in excruciating pain :D Getting the braces on was no problem at all. No discomfort except for that mouth spreader/tongue holder thing being in for so long. I was told to eat something solid in the next few hours as it would be my last so...

lynley wrote:I have an appointment day after tomorrow to get braces.

Hey Lynley! I'm getting mine on tomorrow too. Good luck and awesome that you decided to fix your teeth as an adult!

Tomorrow morning at 10am I'm getting clear ceramics installed on my upper teeth. In 6 months, the lowers go on...I'm looking at a total of 2 years of treatment. I'm 25; i was told at about 16 that I needed braces but my family wasn't in a good financial spot. After my first dental checkup in 7 years...