Metal Mouth Message Board

I really am desperate to get my braces back. After 18 months of having them, I got them off in March 2010, and about 4 months after I longed to have them back. I always got boring blue colours, and I never really smiled in pictures while having braces. I actually want to have braces and everything a...

When I got mine, they hurt like a papercut at the worst, but that's probably because I only had 4 top braces and 4 bottom braces. How much braces do you have? Do you also wear an appliance or headgear? If they hurt badly now, I highly doubt they should hurt any more, and should stop hurting tomorrow...

I am 12 years old,, I have a cross-bite, and in March 2010, I got my braces off and wore a retainer until October. After the orthodontist told me to stop wearing it, he decided I need to get the rest of my molars pulled and have a "Nance Appliance" put in, and my parents decided to wait it...