Metal Mouth Message Board

thanks for everyone's answers. a few of these really made me smile, they're hilarious. im thinking of having a stiff drink with my painkillers before i go next time, because i literally cant get the feeling out of my head of how painful the last adjustment was!! ahhh well, at least now i know im not...

wwwwwwooowwww your teeth look great! my teeth are the same as how yours started! same problem. thats amazing. i really hope my treatment time is only 12 months, though theyve said "up to 18". im only 10 weeks in lol.

congratulations on your perfect smile!

heyy! well ive had ceramics for 10 weeks now and at first i was really paranoid about staining but now i eat more or less whatever i want. im not a curry eater or coffee drinker to begin with, and i probably wouldnt fancy my chances with red wine, but i drink tea, hot chocolate, eat bolognese, tomat...

so does anyone else, when getting their brace tightened/ adjusted, actually make noise? ive just been for my 2nd adjustment and one tooth in particular reaaaally hurt when the ortho did her thing. it happened last time with different teeth. i actually make noise. i tried so hard not to but it just c...

so ive had upper and lower ceramics for just over a week. im over the whole bashing my teeth thing but i seem to have developed another issue....a really bad lisp! i mean, i notice teeth have moved a little, and i have elastics on one side at the back, but why all of a sudden is my speech so silly?!...

yeah funny you should say this, last night i had a dream about chewing food (lol) and i woke up after biting down really hard, and ive chipped a bloody front tooth! im going to have to phone them tomorrow i think.

what are the molar buildups like? do you find them annoying or painful?

i dont know about sugary, but i really dont like the wax. it feels so grubby id rather have cut up gums! it feels like i havent brushed my teeth in days with that stuff!

:shock: hello! im 23 and have had ceramic braces top and bottom for 2 days. ive just got a couple of concerns though - the main one is... ...how strongly are the brackets glued on? my top teeth kind of slant backwards to meet my bottom teeth, but now i have braces im finding im bashing one of my top...