Metal Mouth Message Board

Been awhile since I updated this. Just got my second adjustment yesterday, and teeth are very sore this morning!! So far so good though. Time is moving pretty quick and it is really cool to see the teeth move. Many of them have been crooked for so long that it's dramatic when they move even a little...

UGHBRACES wrote:No a waterpik is not a replacement for floss.

Thanks UGHBRACES. Glad I found that out early enough!! Things could have gotten pretty bad if I would have kept on with just the waterpik

thanks for the posts everyone!!

Sdilley - good call on the questions. My dentist is also my ortho and he is a dear friend of mine, so I trust what he says. But still, I have a lot more questions now than before I got them put on - so I'm bringing my list with me to the first month adjustment!

Is a waterpik a floss replacement or just a supplement? I went out a got a waterpik when I got the braces on after I attempted to floss, and determined that it was way too much work.

I just got mine put on a couple days ago. It's been a tough adjustment so far. The cleaning regimen, the limited diet, and I'm constantly playing with them and looking in the mirror - and not cause I'm good lookin :) With all that said - I feel SO HAPPY that I decided to get them. Someone earlier in...

thx msbee! I'll take your advice and try smiling a little wider instead of keeping my lips pressed together. Now I just need to work on the speaking part - my "s" sound is a little off, sounds like I'm whistling! My brother says I sound like ben stiller in Something about Mary. I got a kic...

My molars don't touch as well so I've found it difficult to chew anything in the last 3 days since I got my braces put on. My overbite causes the front teeth to hit the lower brackets before my molars get anywhere near touching. I can't envision how this will improve while brackets are still on, so ...

Amazing forum here. I'm so glad I came across this. Great to read all the stories of others who are going through or have gone through the same things I am experiencing now. I'm in my second day of braces and am still finding my way around eating and cleaning and all that good stuff. It's funny beca...

I'm 31 as well and just got braces put on. Good luck to you - I'm right there with ya! So glad I found this site - what a huge help it's been so far -