Metal Mouth Message Board

I got my BRACES removed on Feb 7, 2013! almost 2.5 years of treatment. My teeth have improved aLOT compared to before, however, it is not perfect and I am not totally happy with my smile as there is still overjet. I didn't get ortho to remove any of my teeth and because I have a small jaw, and accor...

1. Where are you located? Toronto, Canada
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $6500 out of pocket
3. What kind of braces do you have? Radiance clear top 10 teeth and bottom 6, rest is metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18-24 months

Hey all! It has been a while that I checked metalmouth. Already more than 6 months passed and my teeth are looking so so much better! I had another appointment today and got a power chain on my top teeth and elastics to wear to fix the overbite. I had been wearing one elastic for cross-bite for 2 mo...

Hello everyone! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 TO ALL!!! It has been long that I visited this blog. Hope you all are doing great and seeing great progress in your teeth movement. I am in braces since 5 months now. The TPA was removed during my last appt (which was a week ago) NOT because I don't need it anymor...

Oh thanks Cathy!!!!


I saw ur profile your teeth are looking great I will post my pics soon

Does anyone know a reliable app to download the pictures to these forums? I used one of the suggested tool from this forum to upload my pics but later the admin sent an email that the tool that everyonez using on this forum introduces viruses :S and all my pics were removed....Any reliable tool to u...

Hello everyone! wow it is been long that I visited this form. I got my first tightning done today and my teeth are a bit sore, not a big deal though. It was not as painful as I thought it would be. The TPA is still there and I am told it will be there for overall 6 months. My dentist told me that I ...

Almost 1.5 month since braces ON - - I don't feel them anymore :) which is a positive change - but as the teeth are moving some of the corners of my mouth are getting small cuts with the archwire :( and also the brackets are pinching my cheecks - for this I use wax and it gives a temp relief! I don'...

Hello Bottlecap, hope you are doing well and seeing some nice changes on your teeth!

keep me posted

wow can't believe it is more than a month now since I got my braces! I can see changes in my teeth but at the same time I am losing weight on my face and feel that my teeth and lips are sticking out more :cry: I am getting pain once in a while but nothing to major, it is just uncomfortable feeling a...

oh no my pictures got deleted from my account :( I will try to upload it again using a more reliable site - I guess those websites were buggy, please scan your computers if you checked my pictures - I will have to do the same and oh btw, I am seeing good progress :) I feel good already, hopefully in...

Flossing is really a pain! It takes long time and also hurts. I do it once a day before sleeping and use waterpik (water floss) everytime I eat when I am at home. At work normally I brush everytime I eat as flossing will take long time. I personally think WaterPik is a good investment. I paid 85 dol...

I have been using ACT Restore every morning and every night after I brush. I try to chew Trident gum with Xylitol for an hour or so after every meal. I have not noticed bad breath, but I do not have molar bands. I also carry these little brushes made by DenTek. They are called Easy Brush. I try to ...

Like the original poster mentioned - I had mentally prepared myself for braces, but the expander is a whole 'nother ballgame. My ortho calls it the "lettuce shredder", but the only thing it's shredding right now is my poor tongue to pieces. Even drinking with a straw hurts because it push...

Hi ElectricRose I have seen some changes which is very encouraging! I have found some very helpful information thus far and everyone seems friendly. Hello Shellycassada, good to know! I am so waiting to see big changes which I know will come - - have to be patience :) btw, do you know any remedy fo...