Metal Mouth Message Board

It's nice to hear I am not alone in my thumbsucking. I had a callous for years after I quit. My teeth go inward bad on the bottom because of it. Lol. Guess my ortho is richer because of it.

Your thread is so fun to read. I enjoyed your pictures. My teeth were decent before I got braces with minor crowding on top and bottom. Mostly it's my bite. I have gotten some reactions like "why did u get braces??? Your teeth weren't THAT bad!!!". It makes me just wanna look and them and ...

Thanks so much!! I feel like an idiot now. I'm 28 and have entered this realm with absolutely no knowledge. What a nice thing to have. This website is awesome.

Thanks for the tip!! Wish I would've known to take Tylenol before having them put on!!!

Two questions:

What's a powerchain?
Any idea why they want the teeth to be thinner?

I of course didn't ask him. Lol

I totally feel the same way. I just don't wanna eat or finish anything. I am kinda at the "what the heck was I thinking" stage. Let me know if it gets better. Best of luck.

My ortho said at my first adjustment I have to have another molar band put on and something called "slenderizing?" done on my bottom middle teeth can anyone tell me what the heck that means?? It sounds like they need to go on a diet or something. Lol. Thanks of anyone can help.

Lori

My 8 year old daughter had the blue thingys on her back molars. She complained because it affected her bite at first. Good luck to you. I feel like a dummy too. My daughter has had braces for 4 months and I've only had them two days. I feel for ya.

I feel for ya babe!!! I sucked my thumb too. I did it openly for 10 years and secretly until I was 19!!! My husband is 11 years older than me. I am a young looking 28 and he is an old looking 39. I too have become obsessed with google-ing braces. Your story brought me do much joy. I look forward to ...

I am 28. I went to the orthodontist Tuesday for a consultation just to see what he thought of my teeth. I had the full workup. He suggested braces too and bottom. I needed to talk with my husband about it. He was so supportive. He, too, had braces when he was younger and is being such a huge support...