Metal Mouth Message Board

I think chewing like a normal human being is fine, in public or private. The chomping is what I have a problem with, when each chew seems to require the mouth to open and close with the lips apart...like a masticating cow. It's just so gross and rude. If you're discreet about it, I don't see the pro...

Thank you so much everyone for your opinions! It seems like most of you agree with my friends, that it's fine, but it's more impartial coming from you, whereas I worry that they're just trying to spare my feelings. I think it's just me being my overly critical somewhat perfectionist self, although I...

Hi, so I have a bit of a dilemma. I've had braces twice already, once for I think a year or so when I was about 9, and then again 3.5 years ago (I'm 20 now). When I was consulting orthodontists, several had suggested extraction as part of my treatment, but my mother was wary of that, so I ended up g...