Metal Mouth Message Board

Wow, that's great to hear that your teeth are moving so fast! I've had mine for exactly one week and I'm pretty used to them by now. Eating is still a pain in the butt. I was able to eat some salad the other day and it was pure heaven. I know what you mean about the gym...I was finally able to go ye...

Ha! Drinking has certainly helped. There's a pork chop in every can of Guinness, right? I've been sore off and on but the pain is not near as bad as I thought it would be. Now I'm just annoyed with them. I like food but eating is such a chore that it really doesn't seem worth it. Good luck with your...

Thanks everyone for the responses! I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. Although for lunch today braces+cup o noodles=disaster. I'm able to eat pretty much anything now, it's just a matter of how much time am I willing to spend digging out food in the bathroom...and I'm kinda lazy so this mig...

I just got braces yesterday (full on metal). My teeth aren't too sore yet and I've been trying to stay ahead of the pain with Tylenol. So right now it doesn't really hurt to eat but I just can't figure out how to do it. It's so much work and then more food gets stuck in my braces than I swallow. Doe...

I'm 30 and am getting my braces tomorrow..eek. I had my wisdom teeth out a few years ago and it went just fine, they did put me under though. I have one tooth to get extracted and I'm a little nervous about because I will be awake. Just take plenty of pain killers and make sure you have lots of soft...

Hi. I will be joining the ranks tomorrow. Upper cermics and lower metal. Super nervous wish me luck.