Metal Mouth Message Board

Almost 4 months, in braces now, felt I was just getting used them, when on friday my Ortho fitted a power chain , and elastics. the wire is quite sore, and the elastics just seem impossible, but like my braces Just have to get used to them, only have two elastics but have 8 hooks, my cheeks Just ach...

I will have my braces on a week tomorrow,I am 22 and I was the same as you all weekend, on Saturday I just wanted these things off, but from Sunday, began to feel better, Just wait and sure you will feel same, I was so nervous with eating anything with them, scared I break something, I have that cem...

Thank everyone, for the replies, well today feeling much better, I am gaining more confidence in what I can do, and can't.Have been using plenty of wax, and relise now there not as delicate as I feared, I felt nervous about breaking something while trying to eat, that has passed a little now, My mou...

Thanks for the advise guys, this forum really is a help, my mouth right now, Just feels like it dosent belong to me anymore, but I am going to stick this out, I just thought maybe my Ortho, had overtightened or something.How long till you were able to speak okay, I sounds to me really strange when I...

Hi this is my 3rd day now metal braces top and bottom, Im 22 and wondering if I have done the right thing, my mouth just aches, I have only had soup, I am so scared I break a wire or something while trying to eat, how easy is this to do?. is it possible to over tighten my braces? there just feels so...

I got my braces put on 2 days ago, this is the second time before when I was 12, now 22.I know its early but my speech seems so bad, I have a lisp, which I am sure I didn't have with braces before, its kind of freaking me out, I just hope its going to improve, 1st day was okay, but yesterday and tod...

Hi everyone, Im Mark and at 22 got my braces 2 days ago, for the second time in my life, so who feels really stupid now, got them at 12 and wore them till 15, I was pretty much made to wear them, my mum didn't discuss any of my treatment with me, but I know now she meant well for me, I Just hated br...

Hi my names Mark, I am 22 and wore braces from age 12 to nearly 16, however who never wore his retainers, so after nearly 8 year, got my new braces 2 days ago, and Just hate them right now, there so tight, but I know it was my fault, so for everyone else please wear your retainers For me it was such...