Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm a teacher too. I chose to get my braces on in late June for the same reasons, I was worried about adjusting. I'm glad I did. I'm not going to lie, it took me a good few weeks to adjust, i.e. figure out how to talk, smile, laugh, EAT etc. with what felt like a steel cage in my mouth! It didn't he...

Hi Guys, I just got my braces on today, what an experience! I tried to tough it out without wax but I realized after a few hours that that was total insanity so now I've covered my poky brackets but my tongue is still getting pretty scratched up from the edges of my teeth. When they prepared my teet...

Hello All, I'm new here, 28, about to get braces for the first time. Today is my first appt after making my molds, that means I'll find out today exactly when I'll get them on and what my treatment plan will look like . . . I'm so excited! It took 6 weeks for my molds to come back from the lab but t...