Metal Mouth Message Board

I have an overbite and have upper linguals too. Once my orthodontist applied the brackets, he checked my bite and actually filed down the brackets that were in danger of being hit by my lower teeth and he had me keep biting down to make sure nothing was hitting the linguals. The only thing I would s...

thanks for the replies! It's good to know that I am not the only one who can't actually "bite" into something. I don't mind cutting things up or breaking it into pieces-I just wish it wasn't difficult still to chew. The doctor did fix the loose wire, but it came loose almost right away aft...

I am so happy to read about everyone's linguals-but is anyone else still having trouble eating with theirs? I have upper linguals and lower damon's and the first week of linguals I could barely even swallow water without pain because my tongue was so cut up. I've have my linguals just over a month n...

I just got my lingual uppers put on this past Monday. My speech has been ok actually, but the first week has been impossible to eat even soft foods because I didn't realize how much I thrust my tongue against the back of my teeth-so my tongue has gotten all sore, especially at the sides/back because...