Metal Mouth Message Board

After the orthodontist I went to pick up my new pair of glasses...BI-FOCALS.

Thanks for asking, Ken. Dentist appt. went fine. The doctor filled the cavity without having to remove any brackets or wires. What I'd thought was a chip off of a tooth was a bit of the cement for the bracket, so it ended up a non-problem. I found out the dentist can definitely do a frenectomy at hi...

Thanks guys! On day 5 of braces and still no major pain at all BUT my teeth are starting to feel loose and when I try to bite down I get a twinge-y ache (goes away as soon as I open my bite). This is normal, though. One thing: I have to go to the dentist this morning because when I was taking wax of...

Glad you're not in pain! I do have one place on the back bracket thing (the metal band that goes completely around the molar) that is driving me crazy. It is welded shut and that welded-together side is facing my tongue. My tongue keeps hitting along the edge and it actually got a bleeding sore the ...

I have a gap too (along with "pegged laterals" on either side of my front teeth that are turned sideways, lol). Just got my braces Thursday and it's encouraging to see how quickly that gap can close. I've been told I'm going to need the frenectomy, though, to keep that gap closed once it's...

Oops. I didn't think the first had gone through.

Thanks! Good to know a frenectomy isn't that pricey. Also, I would like to post pics one day and look forward to seeing other folks' before-during-and-afters. I have another question for y'all experienced folks (I'll post this elsewhere, too, on a more topical discussion): Is it normal to NOT experi...

Thanks! Good to know a frenectomy isn't that pricey. Also, I would like to post pics one day and look forward to seeing other folks' before-during-and-afters. I have another question for y'all experienced folks (I'll post this elsewhere, too, on a more topical discussion): Is it normal to NOT experi...

First of all, thanks for this site. I've perused the FAQ's and info here (including the "adults only" stuff - thanks for having that available, by the way. My hubby and I were wondering about that stuff but neither of us wanted to go web-searching for fear of finding weird things we neithe...