Metal Mouth Message Board

I've had my orthodontist appointment today so I mentioned these gaps. He informed me that they are officially called 'dark trangles' (you would think they would have thought of a more imaginative name for them!). Anyway, he said they are common when a tooth is wider at the bottom than the top becaus...

Thanks everyone! I'm seeing my orth tomorrow so will see what he says. I don't want the gaps filling, I saw someone the other day who had her gaps filled and it looked awful, the filler was neither tooth or gum coloured so just looked like plaque! Yak! Lambchop: I think that's what's happening to me...

Hi, so I've had my braces for 3 months now and my teeth are already SOOO much straighter. But (and this is a huge BUT) my teeth are now very obviously wider at the bottom than the top. The bottoms all look pretty straight and touch but I now have noticeable gaps at the top of some teeth. In my opini...

Hi, so I've had my braces for 3 months now and my teeth are already SOOO much straighter. But (and this is a huge BUT) my teeth are now very obviously wider at the bottom than the top. The bottoms all look pretty straight and touch but I now have noticeable gaps are the top of some teeth. In my opin...

Hey folks, just a quick question; have any of you started to grind your teeth in your sleep since getting braces? I have started waking each morning with achy, tender teeth. It wears off after I've been awake an hour or so, so I can only presume I'm grinding them in my sleep. Does anyone please have...

Hi Jay. Congratulations on you decision to (maybe) get braces :tingrin: . I was shocked on my first orthodontist visit as there are so many options these days. When I was a teenager you only ever saw the silver metal braces but now you can get clear ones, invisilign ones that are a bit like a gum sh...

Hehe your stories are funny, thank you. So far this is the first negative comment I've had but it really annoyed me that she presumed I would be ashamed of them. If I'd been quicker off the mark I should have requested being signed off on full pay until I had them removed

I just wanted to share with you what happened to me this morning. It's a classic example of when you want to tell someone to 'shut up' before they dig a deeper hole for themselves. I had a meeting with the nurse at work ( I have been off work after a minor op, not tooth related, and need to keep see...

Good luck, hope it all goes well

I'm obsessed at the minute and clean them constantly but that is because I've only had them on 3 days and they feel strange. My mouth never feels squeaky clean like it used to so I think I'm overcompensating. I brush after every meal and snack, there is a lot if snacking at the moment because I'm st...

Hi, is the whole tooth darkening or just a part of it? My ortho warned me that I may get darker spots on certain teeth ( something to do with the movement of the tooth) that would then need to be filed away, only the surface. I can't remember what he said would cause it but he said it wasn't anythin...

Hi Porge, they are ok, a bit sore today but not half as bad as I thought it would be. The worst part for me is eating. I tried macaroni and cheese and even cutting it into teeny tiny pieces still hurt, I had soup but that gets boring after a couple of meals, but tonight I feasted on mashed potato an...

Ah thanks for posting, it do nice to know we are all going through the same thing. I have one more question, is it ok to use an electric toothbrush on braces? I have read that it is but my sonic one seems way too powerful. Do you just use it like a normal toothbrush straight over the top as well as ...

Thanks Kellyb, they don't feel cute, they feel like I have a great big hedgehog in my mouth