Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello, I had my braces removed about a month ago and my ortho gave me essix retainers which he asked me to put on all the time except when eating and brushing for the first 3 months. However I have a bit of a difficulty speaking with them on, as such I do not wear them for about 9 hours a day when i...

Hi, Its been 2 years 3 months since I had my braces on. My upper are linguals and the lowers are normal conventional damon brackets. The bottom ones looks almost done so recently I asked my ortho whether its possible to take out the lowers first but he said no, both needed to be on till the end. Jus...

Hi, Just wanted to share my experience. It's been 1 year, 1 month since I had my linguals on and my teeth at the moment is worse before i started. So in my case, yes..it definitely gets worse before it gets better (hopefully it gets better soon). I have multiple gaps forming and 4 of my fronth teeth...

Hi bracesscared... I actually wanted to ask the same question to everyone. I had 2 upper & 2 lower pre-molars taken out in January which is 4 months ago and honestly i don't think i can see any visible decrease in the gap space. It may have moved a tiny bit but to my eyes it looks just the same ...

Hi guys,

Just want to ask, doesn't your ortho change the archwire during each visit? I've had my linguals on for 7 months and my archwire is being changed each time i go for adjustment which is about every 5 to 6 weeks. Fyi, I have the normal linguals on, not any fancy incognito type of linguals.

Hi TDiamond, I saw your pics...your teeth are looking good!! And yes you don't have that much of an overbite. Unfortunately mine is quite noticeable. My frens & family have noticed and commented about them. Anyway, my ortho have told me not worry...the next visit will be extractions and pushing ...

Hi all, Is it possible to get 4 extractions in one go? Anyone went for this? Im scheduled to get my extractions in 2 weeks time, 2 first than the other 2 the following week. But since i can't make it on the second appoinment, im planning to ask my ortho whether he can pull out all my 4 pre-molars in...

Hi TDiamond... I had my linguals put on 5 months ago. Before having braces only my 2 front teeth stucked out, but now all the other front tooth has been pushed out, making it look worst then before. I look awkward in photos. I'm so glad i read your post since i know someone else out they is in the s...

Hi Shysmile,

Its been 3 months since I had my linguals put on. Good luck in having yours fitted tomorrow

Hi everyone, Just wanted to ask whether there is anyone in this forum who had their linguals fitted on first before extractions? I seem to notice that most people here had their extractions first before putting on their linguals. As for me, im 3 months down the road with my linguals but my ortho sai...

Hi, Just want to add here you are not alone...i've swallowed a bracket twice and in both cases it was the same bracket on the most back molar... The second time it happenned i just couldnt find time to go immediately back to the ortho so i waited it out for my second adjustment appoinment which was ...

Hi uglysmile.. Just want to let you know i'm in the same boat as you. Tommorrow will be 2 months with my upper lingual and i've had my brackets broke 3 times and wires also broke twice. Dont know if its happening to many though since i've been reading around this forum and have not come across a lot...

Hi Pimlico & lisa... Yup, it is tough...guess i have to say goodbye to nuts and hard food. As for speech, maybe you're right lisa. maybe im just imagining things. Anyway mine is the normal traditional lingual braces, not the fancy i-braces type. Maybe thats why i feel my speech is still effected...

Hi Tilly, thanks for your reply. Actually yes I have been eating nuts and some other hard/crispy stuff....are we with linguals suppose to avoid eating these stuff? Had my first adjustment 3 days back and had the brackets glued back on. My teeth are still sore after the adjustment and my speech has g...

Hi everyone, I've had my upper lingual on for 5 weeks now and sad to say im not doing so well. Though my speech have improved since i first got them, i still stumble upon certain words when i make a sentence. But the problem i'm having now is with the wires and the brackets. 2 weeks ago the wires on...