Metal Mouth Message Board

Try Wal-Mart. I got one for $24. Works great!!
Have a great time on your trip!!

Hi there Crazy4Snow! I'm sorry the pain is so bad for you, but be reassured that it will get better. I too could not believe the amount of pain involved with these braces. My son got braces a couple months before me, so I was able to talk to him about it. Basically, he told me to stop whining and su...

Cathy....you can check out the smoke ligs on "Lynn's Orthodontic Journal". Click on "photos page". I think they look pretty good on ceramics.
Linda

Thanks for the info Jude . I have an adjustment next week, so I will try out the smoke chains and see how they do.

Anyone have any experience with the "smoke" powerchains? I have ceramic braces and got tired of the staining of the lighter color elastics, so I have been using red and hot pink lately. I am real tired of the bright colors and wish to change to something less noticeable. I see that Lynn us...

Hey there Christina..
I had to wait 6 months before I could get the crown installed.

Hello Car...welcome to AW! http://bestsmileys.com/waving/2.gif I know what you mean when you say so I will not feel like I am 48 trying to regain that long ago youth...LOL . I still wonder if I'm doing the right thing, and I'm half way done with my treatment. Good for you AND your husband for cuttin...

Hey jensceana73 ! I called my ortho and he wants to see me, so I will be going in on my way home from work tomorrow. I told the receptionist that I have been having the worst headaches I have ever had in my life and I wasn't sure if I should call, or just stick it out till next week (when I have an ...

OMG...I have had the worst headaches the past couple weeks. I KNOW it's my teeth because of where the pain starts. I do agree with you jensceana73 ...."GOD MOTHER AWFUL". I would be interested to hear if any one else has had this problem, and what, or if anything was done by the ortho....a...

Mine flaired out like that too several months ago. I got a power chain on the whole top arch to bring it back in....FUN! Don't let any iced liquids get on those new elastics if you DO end up getting them! It tightens them up in an instant, and causes the worst pain I have ever felt!! http://bestsmil...

I got purple! It's a darker shade than yours, but I like it a lot! It's not visible to anyone but me, but it's a start. No more yellow for me, girlie!!

Hey Cathy! I think you have finally convinced me to get a colored powerchain at my adjustment today. I have ceramic brackets, and have a clear power chain on the bottom...just on the left side to move 2 teeth over. It looks yucky yellow! I think I would prefer to look down there and see a little pur...

I have SL brackets, but I have been asked a couple times if I wanted to add some color to my braces. The ligs go around your brackets instead of holding the wire on - as with non SL braces. My son gets a different color on his braces at each visit. Just ask them at your next appt., and see what they...

I think that would be a great idea to get a second opinion! Imagine how many hours you would be "waiting" if you have your braces on for 2 years! How long would you have to wait for an emergency appointment? If I have a pokey wire or something that hurts, I call my ortho in the morning, an...

I had the tooth indentation on my lower lip all the time...for years. I always wondered what it would be like...or how it would feel to not have those teeth sticking out so much. It wasn't really uncomfortable because that's all I ever knew, just embarrassing. I don't have that problem any more with...