Metal Mouth Message Board

Ok world, this is my dilemma. I travel for work. I have been out of state all this week, flying back home late tomorrow night. I leave again Sunday morning and don't return till late next Thursday night. My orthodontist office is closed on Fridays and weekends. This means that I cannot be seen until...

So from looking at the many pictures of teeth and braces, I was under the impression that it was common to have your metal bands placed on the First Molar. I go in 2 weeks from now to have spacers put back in my mouth because the ortho is moving bands to my Second Molar's and putting brackets on the...

I get brackets moved around in 2 weeks and then am getting introduced to the joy of rubber bands.

Now you all have me really excited...or not.

Annie, I would just call your ortho in the morning. More than likely, I would think they would try to get you in in the next day or two. Good luck!

Went in for my adjustment yesterday and good news is, the orthodontist thinks that my treatment time will be closer to 18 months than 24. I have a bit of a crossbite on one side that he had previously thought I would need an expander for. Wonder of wonders, the braces are doing the trick and taking ...

I have had a few days where I experience uncomfortable pressure on just one tooth in my mouth, usually a canine or a molar. I am equating it to a tooth shifting in my mouth and it usually only lasts for 24 hours. Maybe that's your case?

Awesome, thanks for the responses everyone!!! I am kind of working under the assumption that my orthodontist is being as aggressive in treatment as he sees fit. @DrJasonKTam, I especially like your response as I don't want to be making demands and I know I play a role in all of this too. And yes, I ...

So I've been in my braces for less than a month and I am already looking forward to the day when these suckers can come off! :D Thankfully, I am fairly used to the braces now and my gums and cheeks are holding up. My first adjustment is 1/30/12 as a few brackets needs to be adjusted that weren't pla...

Congrats on the braces!

I just got mine on at the age of 23. A 6-8 month treatment time sounds way better than 18-24.

Domino,

The first couple of days, I sprayed it softly because I didn't want to dislodge the blood clot. Worse than having bad breath and food particles is dry socket. After maybe 5 or 6 days, I just shoot it in now.

You are lucky you didn't bleed much. I had all 4-1st bicuspids pulled on 1/4/2012. I don't think I stopped bleeding till noon the next day. It wasn't pretty. :shock: The whole tooth extraction process took just under 2 hours, and my face felt like a balloon. I'm sure I was a site between being swoll...

Pretty sure I looked worst than Mr. Ed....ha.

I might have added an extra coat of lip gloss just for a little sparkle in the pics...

I'm excited to start trying colors out on my bottom metal brackets. I'm thinking pink could be a fun first choice.

Awesome progress! Now I am excited to see where I can be at 16 weeks. :)

Hey everyone! Yes, the braces are starting to feel better. I decided on Sunday that I needed to man up and stop using wax so that my mouth could get used to the extra bulk inside. So far so good, just a few sores. Yesterday I ended up visiting my orthodontist because I was already missing a clear li...