Metal Mouth Message Board

I look young period. I'm almost 22, but apparently I dont even look 18 (since I get carded for things you only have to be 18 for). I feel much better about myself having braces. At first it was really hard for me to get used to. I felt like I was the only adult on the planet with braces and I was a...

I didnt find the whole process pleasant, but it wasnt that bad. I just remember having to keep biting down and them trying to make the bands fit. My big complaint is AFTER you have the bands on. I must get lil sores on my tongue at least once a month from the irritation of the bands. I just use a l...

When I got my braces put on, the ortho told me that tops would go on first, and then the bottoms, because the bottoms "dont take as long." Pssh. My bottoms are taking FOREVER! I still have one tooth that doesnt haven enough room to be attached the the wire, and Ive had the bottoms on sinc...

I havent been to the dentist since April of 04. I was braced late May of 04. I'm kinda scared to go to the dentist, i have heard from a lot of people how painful it is to get your teeth cleaned with braces. I dont have a regular dentist that i go to, and honestly before April of 04 it had been a goo...

is it odd that my ortho has me in elastics and my teeth are not all completely straight or on the wire yet?

see my pics above

i think im the only person in the world who actually gained weight from braces.. all i was eating was chocolate milkshakes.. but then i just didnt care how much it hurt, i ate whatever i wanted.

Thanx for all the responses! And great analogy. I'm just a little stressed out because its my first day of wearing these darn things and like i said, i work in a call center, so im on the phone NON-STOP for 8 hours. my mouth was killing me after about 2 hours and i took them out. i had too or else i...

at my appointment yesterday i was surprised with elastics.. the assistant put them on for me and that was it. i asked if i needed to take them out while eating (duh) and she said yes and to make sure to put new ones on. now that im going thru the board, i see that some people have been told to wear ...