Metal Mouth Message Board

Good stuff man, you're going to look like a million bucks when it's over

I have at least 7 or 8 amalgam fillings, and I've had no issues 7 months in. However, if you believe that dental amalgam can make you sick, then you will likely feel sick with braces - the mind and the placebo effect are powerful things

I'm 36 as well and have had the bite buildups for 7 months now... you will totally get used to it and they will wear down. The less you think about it the quicker you'll forget about it. Hang in there!

Originally told 12 months; currently 7 months in and told I may have 7-9 more months (so 14-16 in total)....

Wow, I hope you baked that ortho some cookies or something to say 'thanks' because they did a great job!!

I'm no professional, but even I could tell that your incisor needs more rotation (the root must be going way off to the side - did you notice this on your xrays?). Good to see your new Ortho has positioned the bracket to rotate it properly (you can tell by the angle of the bracket).

I'm 4 months into my braces and haven't changed my eating/drinking habits one bit... I eat nuts, drink soda (although sugar free), chew gum, whatever... no problems so far, and every time I get my archwire changed they give me a 10/10 for teeth hygiene...

I'm 36 and my motivation is pretty much the same as yours... I did have some very minor alignment/TMJ issues, but it was mostly cosmetic for me... the crazy thing is my kids (3 and 1) will never remember me with a space in my teeth!

I had to rotate a bicuspid (the 'small molars'), and my ortho did it just be using damon brackets - nothing else. In 4 months it's pretty much rotated 90 degrees....

Thanks for continuing to post, Elle - having just been braced, these 'journals' are really helpful!

Have you received any results yet?

Took me about 2 weeks to be comfortable with everything... I have Damon brackets.

Your 'diet' sounds like mine! I usually have a smoothie for breakfast (frozen banana, frozen strawberry, pineapple juice, frozen yogurt, coconut), followed by soup and a yogurt for lunch. Yesterday for dinner I managed a bbq'd chicken breast and some baked potato wedges. I'm finding that I'm compell...

VioletJay, how's it going for you so far? I don't have any pain with the Damon brackets - just some sensitivity if I push on certain teeth...

Scully, I'm with ya - I'd like to lose about 10lbs, so I figure these bit blocks will be a big help. lol

Hi all, Have had my braces on for 4 days now; Damon brackets, clear on top, metal on bottom. Scheduled to have them on for 14 months. So far, so good with the exception of being able to chew - they put the composite build-ups (nubs) so that my teeth wouldn't hit the brackets on the front... Anyhow, ...