Metal Mouth Message Board

WOW! Serious movement taking place! Your before and present shots are encouragement to me (and I bet others) that this will be worth the treatment time. Thanks for posting!!! Your smile is definitely getting better!!!

I just saw your post. Soreness is normal. I found some pain killers an hour before dinner allowed me to eat more "normally" the first few days. Within a week, I was eating all but the very sticky and very crunchy stuff.

Hang in there!!!

Forgot to update... the very end of my wire had fractured. Weird!?! After a NASCAR pit stop style wire change I was off to work. Ortho seems happy with progress, so we'll see what Feb 21 visit brings...

After my first wire change on Monday (11/28/2011), I now have a lower arch wire that does not seem to quite make it into the lower right rear molar bracket... off to the ortho this morning for some tune-up work, LOL.

jamsmak04,

We are on the same schedule! I've had Damons since 9/6 and my first followup is 11/28!

Like you, I am wondering what lurks around the corner in a couple of weeks (besides a wire change). Maybe we can compare notes after our visits.

Chuck

I am 45 and just past month 2 of my Damon braces. I had dry, chapped lips in the beginning, but it cleared up --- until I went to Las Vegas for four days around Halloween. The arid location had me hunting down lip meds at the CVS on the strip, LOL. A few days back home and all is normal again. If yo...

Congrats on taking the plunge. I'm just a couple of weeks ahead off you. I was regretting my decision too.

Hang in there. It gets easier each passing day .

Coming up on the one month marker... I will try to photograph my teeth in a few days.

Congrats! I am just a few weeks in but I have made life with braces as "normal" as possible so I di not wish my life away while I get fixed up .

My wife trusted me --- and was glad she did . No injuries, just a nice, happy ending.

Yes, somewhat normal (at least comapred to my first 14 days). I am on Day 15 right now .

Things get better with each passing day.

Let me start by saying this,... do NOT chicken out!!! Okay, that being said, congrats on taking the first big step. I am beginning week number 3 already. Time is FLYING. I can eat almost everything I love. Very chewy/sticky and very crunchy stuff is fail, but you will be suprised what a fork and kni...

Hmm... I guess time will tell for all of us. I dread the rubber bands, but with an overbite, I believe I am destined to need to use them. I guess I will cross that bridge when I get to it. Now I am really feeling like Ortho's are salesmen. Once you are sold, you are in for the long haul - with no es...

Hello Happysmiles, Congrats on taking the plunge! I am 44 and got braced with Damon Clears up top but (per my Ortho's demands) metal bottoms. Since I have always been an expert at hiding my lower teeth (lots of spacing) the metal is hidden most of the time. Oh, I should add that most people I know d...

Hmm... I hope I have not been "low-balled" on the time frame. I would rather be told a worse case and then be plesently suprised. Most orthos are glorified salespeople and want to score the biz by lowballing. Argh! I'll keep my fingers crossed for us and the others on here too. Here is wis...