Metal Mouth Message Board

Suzy, My mistake. Said family member assumed me intoxicated thereby nulling my assumption of being undetected with braces in telephone conversation. :lol: Your blog was well written and entertaining to boot. Not being able to bite, cheesecake and peach sorbet are my weapons of choice. Notes on Aeros...

I had my two extraction today. First off I had to see the orthodontist to have my wire and two brackets removed. Then up stairs to the dentist to have my teeth removed. Then back downstairs to the orthodontist again to have my wire re-fitted. All in all I've had a 'good' experience with it. I am in...

Suzy, Wax, wax and more wax. That is the mantra. I clean then apply more wax. To make things exciting we planned a cheesecake taste off yesterday. It was something I could eat and seemed a stellar idea for everyone. Real food-- I have made soups and more soups. Biting into something feels like my te...

Cheers for the Orajel tip! In my case, the braces are a slight annoyance compared to the spacers. 30 mins with the spacers out and the throbbing really subsided. Considering the large fillings I have on that back molar, and the crown I have on the other side, I really expected more pain once the met...

S, Spacers out and food no longer is a mental + physical hurdle. Just Physical. :) So much relief washed over 30 mins after they were out and fitting me for the bands. The braces are a tad rough, but only in how they are scratching my tissue. No throbbing. No real pain, in my case. I have an extract...

Hi MerryKate! I have wondered this too! My back molars have some large fillings in them and that side is where the spacers hurt the worst. I will ask my ortho about the sensitivity question tomorrow, before getting braced. With the spacers, they mentioned that my contacts were extremely tight so it ...

Hi gokix! Two weeks with the spacers now. I get "braced" tomorrow at 11:00. (After so much time, thought and money..I am still so nervous). I haven't been able to bite down on much and get this urge to tense my jaw. Here's to you being correct and spacers being the most annoying part. Than...

Kitagirl: Your teeth look so great. It has really helped me not chicken out. My spacers are causing so much pain. I am 32 and will have two extractions after my upper and lowers are on. Thank you for the pictures and the post. It really helped.

Thank you to everyone for posting! I have spent the last hour reading and taking some comfort in the fact that there are so many of us adults experiencing this. Currently, so many of us uncomfortable. I didn't expect to be this sore and I am not in the braces yet. The kind of sore where you reconsid...