Metal Mouth Message Board

WOW! Time flies when you are having fun!! I have seriously neglected this site and updating my braces journey....sorry about that! As my ticker below shows I am ONE YEAR into my journey. It has been one heck of a year :-* I'm doing great with my braces and progressing (in my opinion) really well. Mo...

@Eve43 - I'm "sentenced" to at least 24 months. @Gorda04 - I feel your pain! Hang in there and I promise it will get better!! I'm happy with my ceramics now and glad that I chose them. Even with the little bit of movement I've already had with my uppers it has helped make the ceramics more...

One month down and I've had some noticeable movement!!!! :jump: Check out my pics! Smile: http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/miss_missy_b2/smile_forum093011.jpg Uppers: http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/miss_missy_b2/top_forum093011.jpg Lowers: http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/m...

Thanks for your response Arch Wired28!
It seems like ever since I got my braces on I find something new to freak out about every week! haha I have to keep telling myself that this will ALL be worth it in the end....I just really wish there was some way to speed up time

Anyone out there with only upper bicuspid extractions that are well into treatment or finished with treatment I have a question for you....Did you notice any changes to your profile or upper lip fullness? I had to have two uppers removed and now I'm starting to freak out wondering how this is going ...

Howdy brace day twin!

Glad to hear your first adjustment went well and I love the blue ligs! I get my adjustment in three weeks and I'm leaning toward pink ligs. I can't wait to see what color options they have though so I might change my mind at that time.

Yep that is normal. The teeth have to loosen in order to move. The first week I had my braces on I thought several of my teeth were going to fall out! I'm assuming after every adjustment it will be the same thing as well.

Three weeks in and feeling great! I am adjusting to having all this metal in my mouth and rarely need to use wax anymore. I still have some trouble with chewing but that's mostly because when I do chew my upper teeth hit the brackets on my lower teeth. I've seen lots of other people who got molar bu...

You have to have 7 total posts on the forum before you have the ability to post photos. Without a photo I'm not really sure what you are talking about with your smile. I'm assuming the braces would have corrected not only the crooked teeth but also an incorrect bite?? So I guess I'm not really sure ...

I have the Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser (WP-100) and love it! It came with 6 different tips including one designed for braces. It also as 10 different speeds so you can start out slow until you get used to using it. It plugs in so I only use it as part of my nightly routine but really once a day wor...

9 days in and things are slowly improving! :jump: I'm only currently using wax on the tubes that the wire ends go into on my 1st molars (I have nothing on my 2nd molars....I'm assuming this is normal??) I do still feel discomfort on occasion from the wires over my extraction sites but it is getting ...

Just wanted to share some pics of my braced teeth Smile: http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/miss_missy_b2/smile_090211.jpg Uppers (please excuse the yucky extraction holes): http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/miss_missy_b2/top_090211.jpg Lowers: http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/m...

Everything I've written makes me sound like the whiniest person in the world, but I just need to vent a little. And when I finally get that nice smile of my dreams I will look back on this and laugh. Here's hoping! Vent away! Who else is going to totally understand where you are coming from but oth...

I hear ya about the not snacking. Way to much clean up and not worth it in the end!
Welcome to the brace club and best of luck in your treatment!

WOW! Great progress for 7 weeks! I hope I'm that lucky.