Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi Lucyloop! I've only had braces for about 3 months. I started having a sharp, throbbing pain in my upper molar (that doesn't have a bracket on it). Over a couple of days, the pain became more generalized, and now it's mostly in my jaw and under my ear. I'm pretty sure I've been clenching my teeth ...

Thanks so much! You've all put my mind at rest. It's so hard to know what to expect and what is out of the norm. Now I know I'll just be eating more Advil for awhile!!! (And I've only got about 19 more months to go!! Doesn't time fly when you're having fun?)

Linda

Has anyone experienced throbbing pain in one tooth only? I've had a tooth ache for about 4 days now. Called my regular dentist today and they did an X-ray but couldn't find anything. They said before rushing into a root canal (yeah, thanks!!) that they wanted to adjust my bite since that might be ca...

Wow, that's really weird. This guy came highly recommended (of course that doesn't necessarily mean anything) and is both a dentist and an oral surgeon. Plus, he was one of only a couple doctors who were on my medical plan. Guess I'll need to figure out what I want to do quickly. I'm scheduled to ha...

Hi Alyssa, I was considering surgery to correct my Class II overbite as well. My ortho said that they could correct my bite with just braces, but my profile could not be corrected without surgery. When I met with the surgeon, he said that for anyone over 35 (I'm 52), there was a good likelihood that...