Metal Mouth Message Board

It's day 5 of my braces journey. The pain and sensitivity has eased up a bit. I can now eat solid foods - I just ate a fat juicy burger for dinner. It felt good to be able to enjoy that again, although I did feel super conscious and worried that I might break my brackets or something. I find myself ...

Thanks Kendra! And good luck on your procedure. You must be really excited!

Thanks White Fang,
I guess I shall count my blessings for now. Perhaps my ortho was being kind to me, so I can get used to the braces. Who knows what I'm in for when I get my lowers.

How are the linguals? Are they painful and does it affect your speech or anything?

Hi, I just recently got my upper teeth fixed with ceramic braces on 7 June 2011. It's been a rather slightly painful progress. Not really what I expected whic makes me wonder, could there be something wrong with the braces? Are they not moving my teeth? I do get some sensitivity around my incisors a...