Metal Mouth Message Board

Thankfully I'm lot more "used" to it than I ever thought possible in the beginning. I went in two weeks early to have a broken bracket repaired and my Ortho decided to just do an adjustment. I got light blue bands on my clear braces and I actualy think it looks cool. I think I will enjoy p...

@llehsal -- that is funny. So, u're in Trinidad? I was born in Jamaica .... but been in Canada most of my life .... Initially I found it easier to speak Patois b/c I didn't want to speak at all b/c the brackets were scraping against my lips BUT I noticed that with Patois, we use less words than plai...

Thanks Shiny River & Margie ..... I've actually been doing well the last few days Eating is getting better ... I got so excited I tried to eat a mango and ..... one of my lower brackets came loose ...... so I guess I will be slicing up my mangoes from this point on? :oops: I can't remember if th...

Hey tashacash .... I'm 31 (turning 32 in July) and I just got my braces on June 1 this year ..... how silly of people to think anyone is too old to fix their teeth. I haven't had any such comments but I'm still getting used to the stares .... and I can't help but feeling self conscious about it. I'm...

That's AMAZiNG! ..... sounds heavenly. Thanks again for your advice (warm salt water rinses)

Thanks for the support guys <3 Warm salt water ..... I'm going to try that Ken, thanks. Bekah ... I'm glad I'm not the only one who has those dreams ... I was really starting to wonder .... I don't have them as often any more though, so that's good. I had to laugh at myself a few days ago. I was eat...

Just got my braces a week and a half ago .............. I hate it. :( I have clear braces on top and traditional silver braces on the bottom. It hurts like hell .... so now Advil is part of my diet (are there any calories in advil? lol) My mouth feels like a one big bruise all the time .... I can't ...