Metal Mouth Message Board

Well this is day 6 in braces and everything is getting easier. About 6 hours after they went on the pressure started to become more painful. After having soup for lunch I had some fresh pasta for dinner, which was a bit more challenging, mainly because so much food was getting stuck in the back brac...

I've just had my braces fitted with Clarity ceramic brackets (upper and lower) with metals just on my molars (I had 2nd premolars extracted). I really like them, they aren't particularly visible at all. They don't feel horrendous in my mouth, but maybe I should wait until tomorrow to see how they fe...

Well the braces are on! The process was absolutely fine, after extractions it was a complete breeze! The ortho put metal brackets on my 2 back molars (my wisdom teeth are unbracketed) and then the rest have ceramic brackets on. They are so wonky (or displaced as the otho put it!) that he hasn't wire...

Today is the day!

Braces go on very soon- excited and nervous!

Will hopefully post back later with all the details.

Hi everyone Thanks for all your posts, the extractions were not too bad at all in the end. The first 2 I felt really nervous but even the injections weren't as bad as I feared, you a sharp prickling and then the teeth were out very quickly. It's a very odd feeling when they are pulling! I've had ver...

Hi everyone sorry for the massive delay in posting- my orthodontist went on holiday and it has taken ages to get my appointments sorted. However I now have a date for my braces going on- 23rd May! Actually feel quite excited about it in a weird way. HOWEVER before that I have to have my extractions ...

Hi everyone I had my consultation with my orthodontist today and he recommended this site. I found it so useful I thought I would share my own story. Basically I have hated my teeth for years, every time I look at a photo of myself all I can look at is my teeth and how awful they look. I have overcr...