Metal Mouth Message Board

jdfaa;ksdjfaks your teeth are looking fabulous! That's so wonderful about your overjet, yaayyyyy : )

Thank you so much for all the tips, sirwired!! I've been flossing with a floss threader. It is tough to get back into the molars, but I did it last night, so maybe I can manage again tonight. I use ACT fluoride rinse every night too. Would it be problematic to rinse my mouth out with warm salt water...

Hey chainreaction! I've never used a waterpik before, but it sounds heavenly. Is something like that just sold in a drug store? Last night I got some floss into those back molars for the first time, so at least this irritation has caused me to progress with that skill. I swished with warm salt water...

Thank you Sita! I floss every night, but it's extremely difficult to get into those back molars. Guess I'll try again tonight to get the hang of it, and maybe it'll clear up.

I was wondering if any of you other braces-wearers had experienced this... Since about three months ago, I've had trouble chewing hard things (such as pretzels, chocolates, anything with a hard outer layer) on my left side. I've had braces for almost 10 months now, and never had this problem before ...

Mannn, I had spacers for three weeks because of my ortho's schedule. I drank a LOT of ice water that month! Haha. At least the braces went on sort of easily. Hope you're feeling all right after getting the braces on! : )

Man, the first time a dentist told me I would have to have braces again, I completely started tearing up in the chair. It sucks to hear, but will be so worth it when they're off! I got even closer to crying when the receptionist handed me the paper detailing how much the braces were going to cost......

Haha I know what you mean, shanmuffin! I get super excited as soon as I know the date for my next orthodontist appointment, just to see what they'll add on. I was really wanting to get into my braces as soon as possible too, especially because I was in spacers for three weeks beforehand... Do you ha...

Good News, Everyone! (channeling "Futurama" today) I know I already kinda showed this in my last post, but here are some more weird-looking comparison pictures. One month into braces vs. Three months: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l194/bridget51992/13.png So the main thing that was bot...

Thank you so much Stepher! And yes, I think he is a keeper too! ^_^ It makes me feel really happy that someone is so sweet about my having braces. Thank you White Fang! :) I think anyone who gets braces at any point after middle school has to be a little brave about it, or atleast confident enough t...

A photo of Day 1, a month in, and 2 months in, respectively: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l194/bridget51992/123.png Does anyone else see a difference? I still don't understand how the whole braces thing even works, or why my teeth would look like they've been brought down when I haven't even ha...

Hi Archwired! I had my last ortho appointment on Tuesday, July 5, and it was rather eventful. I got caps on my back molars, a new wire to reach them, and my personal favorite, new ligatures! I am not exactly enjoying the back molar caps at present. I woke up this morning with a big pain in the way b...

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry that one of your brackets got ripped off D: I think the coil is cool though, it definitely makes your braces unique! And yay for no extractions!!
Your pictures look really great, I can definitely see how things are already straightening out

I feel very silly now for getting discouraged, especially because I've only had my braces for one month. I guess seeing other people's changes within the first month got my hopes up too much! I guess we just want to see real progress so badly because it's a sign that we're doing the right thing for ...

No don't be sorry - I did have problems with pokey wires, but I was able to cover them up with wax relatively easily