Metal Mouth Message Board

I just got impressions this morning! And I too have a really high gag reflex. It only stays in for like 20 seconds and I just breathed out my nose. I also gave her a head's up beforehand, but I was fine. Good luck!

Hang in there, you're almost there. Try to find things to take your mind off of it, so you don't think about it. I went over my time too. And luckily on my last visit my technician was really nice and told me to book my debanding without official word from the ortho, because they fill up quick and o...

I have no idea, but I have to get 2 permanent retainers and removable ones when I get debraced next month to prevent movement again (I had a lot of crowding before). I wonder that too, but everyone seriously scared the bejesus out of me with their "I never wore my retainer" horror stories....

For me, spaghetti sauce is the worst. I should have drank more stuff from a straw, but I didn't and the soda was not as bad as the sauce. Doritos and orange stuff obviously don't do well either.

Heck no. Mine were way worse and I am at 18+ months. I'm sure people say this to you all the time, but your teeth don't look that bad at all!

3-4 times!? Um, whoops. I was a chronic flosser, but I have to say I became very lazy with my braces. Also, I don't even use the threader anymore, I just thread the floss right through my braces. I have a whole system. But I don't do it as often as I should...

Almost 18 months as well. Debanding is set for August 6 and I cannot wait! We're almost there!

Oh you're pretty brave, I think I had soup the first day I got mine on. Congrats!

I'm not criticizing anyone, but we are talking about a grown adult here, correct? I don't understand the hand holding, we've all been through it. I guess my tolerance for it is much lower than others. I'm not trying to be rude, but I am a realist. Maybe this isn't the forum for you then. If your to...

I'm not criticizing anyone, but we are talking about a grown adult here, correct? I don't understand the hand holding, we've all been through it. I guess my tolerance for it is much lower than others. I'm not trying to be rude, but I am a realist.

I'm so confused. Why is everyone acting like they're getting limbs removed? You have jacked up teeth, no? Get the damn braces put on and suck it up. Or don't do it, have the smile you have now and live in misery for the next 40 years. I am failing to see how this is instilling crippling fear in peop...

I'm 36 and I had like no issue with it at all. Don't focus on it so much, it really hinders nothing. If anything people find it a conversation piece. It should not affect you at all, and go in the mindset that it's no big deal and it's only a year and a half or so it should be fine. Don't think of i...

Nope, not in the least.

HA, my how times have changed...At the end of my treatment and I've chowed on Doritos, popcorn, gum and Tootsie Rolls. I am just very careful.

Be patient, it will get better. I only had one extraction of my upper right bicuspid and the gap was out for about 2 full months. It closed up, and then when they took the powerchain off, opened again. So that had to go back on. I was prepared by my ortho that I would have a space there and I just p...