Metal Mouth Message Board

The lower half of my face has def changed. Friends I haven't seen in a while and friends who are very honest with me notice it a lot. It's strange, because even though my crooked teeth and bite are improving, I'm missing the identitiy of my middle gap and because I'm looking at MY OWN face, it seems...

Hey mslady919, I posted the same thing you did 2 days after I got my braces on May 28th. All I wanted to know was when can I eat!!! It has been three weeks now for me since being in braces and I am eating EVERYTHING! Except for the items listed by my ortho (popcorn and sticky candy).. All I was able...

You know I'm a pretty stressful person by nature (I tend to worry about things that are no big deal) sucks, but true.. However I have never clenched my teeth like that before in my life, so I know that for me this is most likely related to perhaps my bite changing? Ironically I'm relatively relaxed ...

I agree. It has now been three weeks (since my initial "2 days in braces" posting) and I am able to eat almost anything. Some items are just a pain in the rear of course. But at least I am not hungry!!! Everyone's messages about how it gets easier are certainly true. Time is going by so fa...

Audrey I am so sorry! That is my biggest fear! However I think things are getting better on my end, the healing process is just moving very slow. I ate ravioli and scrambled eggs yesterday so I had something in my tummy in order to take pain meds... That wasn't fun, but I was able to chew more than ...

Awesome! Scallops sound so good right now. I'm still on soup and "jellie" like substances, my teeth still feel super painful when I bite down, so I'm just gonna take my time.. However I did eat mashed potatoes with a hell of a lot more ease yesterday, so I can tell things are moving in a b...

@ Klobird. YES! It was delicious! lol! I have a major sweet tooth and eat peanut butter on a regular basis, so I needed a serious sweet fix. I believe it had a bit of chocolate, bannana, and frozen yogurt in it? I also had some avacado soup yesterday (which was also yummy). If anything I am being in...

Thank so much Nettie and Gennie 50! I'm super glad to hear that it gets better. I think that is what I need to hear (especially form those who wear braces now) It's day three and the sensitivity of my teeth are not like yesterday. Either the pain is really lessening or I am getting used to them feel...

Just had my braces put on yesterday afternoon (it's late morning day after now). I'm a 31 year old female living in San Francisco. I have always needed braces for a gap, cross bite and crooked teeth, but family could not afford it... It wasn't until maybe in the last two years when my teeth really s...