Metal Mouth Message Board

I am really nervous because the doc said he wants to do essex. I grind and clench pretty bad at night and voiced my concern about going right through them. He said he still wants to try them. I had hawleys last time and liked them much better. I guess if I go through them we will have to discuss ano...

i had a QUACK I am relieved to know that I am not the only one to have a quack. I too am back in my braces due to a horrible doc. The ortho I had took the braces off because he was retiring. I had to have his replecement put them back on. The good news is that I found out today that I will be getti...

I had what sounds like similar pain at one point. I had my ortho look. He took an xray and found nothing. I made an early appointment with my dentist and he found nothing. A month later when I had a cleaning with still no answer. The pain went away so I tought it was okay. Then 2 months later and it...

I had everything done on the same day. I went in at 0800 and started with paperwork. They did pictures, xrays, and molds. In the middle of all of this I met with the Dr. They asked if I needed to use the bathroom before they started. When I sat down they asked if I wanted gold or silver brackets. It...

I didn't get to have any designs or pictures. Mine were blue for the first time around. I think I will go with something different when the braces come off again. Blue is my favorite color but I don't want to take a chance of mixing them up (although the new ones will fit better because they will be...

You are not the only one who missed the WOW factor. While the problems that I had afterward were not like yours, I was pretty upset. After four months I am back in braces to fix the problems that weren't fixed. While it is great for most to be excited I am afraid that not everyone gets what they exp...

I was done at the ortho's office at lunch time. I went to show my mom and then I went to work. One co-worker was the first to see and then I had to pick kids up from school (I ran an after-school program). The kids were really funny about telling each other. Later that night I had youth group as nor...

I was on vacation when the new rules came into effect. I wondered about going home but I made sure to check everything that would be a no-no. I went to the airport 2 1/2 hours early and walked right through security. It actually took me longer to take my shoes off and put them back on than going thr...

I was amazed at how quick my mouth changed with my bite plate. I actually had to have it changed after the first week because my teeth moved so much that it was too loose. When I called the ortho's office they asked me if I was "playing with it?" I was mad that they would suggest that but ...

At the rate his office is going probably not. When (and if) I see him Friday it will have meen over three months since the last time I saw him. He orginally said six weeks between the last visit and now. Also my teeth have shifted enough that I have a new crossbite (that I never had) and another too...

I just have to vent because everyone around me is tired of listening. I posted here back in July that my ortho cancelled my appointment again. That was the fourth time during my treatment (a total of now 30 months). I have now rescheduled that appointment time three different times (due to him being...

All of the sudden I am feeling lazy but I don't know why. I brush in the morning and as often as possible after meals, (both with a plain toothbrush) but that doesn't happen as often as it should. Then at bedtime I floss, brush with an electric brush and use Phos Flur mouthwash. I also have proxybru...

I have full metal on top and bottom so I can't help you with the pictures but you can check out the main page and see pictures of others. http://www.archwired.com/photos.htm This will take you to Lynn's photos of the ceramic/metal combination. There have been a lot of people that go with this and ar...

There should be no reason that your tonsils can't be taken out if you have braces. I recently had surgery with my braces and it was no problem. The only thing I had was while the nurse was going through her checklist (hearing aids, dentures, ect.) she said "braces, no." I opened my mouth a...

Unfortunately this Dr. is not the best guy to talk to. He doesn't really pay attention to what you say or ask. I have trying for almost a year to get him to put an archwire back on the top as I don't have one. Also last year one of his assistants knocked two bottom brackets off (on two occasions). A...