Metal Mouth Message Board

When I went to my ortho appt. today, he mentioned something that I thought was very interesting. As he told the assistant what wire to put on today he said, "Make sure you Figure 8 the EL's". I am very curious to know what he meant. I'm going to assume the "EL's" are elastic liga...

Tell them the truth, and that in 5-6 years they will understand...

I've had my braces on since November 18th 2009 and haven't had any problems. I could do better as far as hygiene goes(I brush once a day, gargle after meals) All of sudden today I noticed that the tips of my two front teeth are whiter then the rest of my teeth. It almost looks chalky. I tried to fig...

I was braced on Nov 18th 2010, my ortho suggested that I get all four of my wisdoms taken out. 3 came in fine, 1 was impacted completely horizontal. Besides the fact that they had the possibility of decaying because I could barely brush or floss back there. I was up and aware when they pulled them o...

I have the Waterpik that sits on top of your sink (it comes with 6 different heads). It's great and I absolutely use it everyday in fear that I would encounter the same problem you have. You'll get used to it!