Metal Mouth Message Board

Don't worry, spacers aren't that terrible, at least they weren't for me. For the first few days however, I felt a little hesitant about eating really anything. It feels like you constantly have something stuck in your teeth. But they won't hurt too much. It will however seem that right when you get ...

Cool! I got my braces on 2 days ago and the pain has started to subside already. Really just stickto soft foods and you'll survive.

So I got my braces on two days ago and this morning I noticed my upper right band was really poking my gum and it stings to touch that gum. I thought it was because my band had moved up into my gum. My mom took a look at it and she thinks the gum is just irritated. So I will continue brushing this a...

Ok thank you, I guess I'll just be patient. Thanks so much for your feedback.

So I got my braces on yesterday, and today after I ate my dinner, I noticed a black dot one of my brackets. I tried rinsing my mouth out with water and even brushing my teeth. It still hasn't come off and I'm not sure what it is. Has this ever happened to anyone? If so, did you call your orthodontis...