Metal Mouth Message Board

I was sitting in the "adult room" at the ortho today to have both my wires changed and to have my spacers (yeah) taken out. I was also getting molar bands around two of my crowns- which was interesting in itself because one of my crowns came loose. :oops: The assistant was nice enough to g...

ssfw, Good luck on your treatment! I got my spacers in on Jan. 3 as well. I need them so that my ortho can band my two molar crowns I have on the left side of my mouth. I have 4 spacers in at the moment and thankfully they are both on the left side. That leaves my right side ok for chewing. Ah the l...

Just wanted to update everyone on my Thanksgiving meal. The pain eased up somewhat and for the first time in days I was able to eat solid foods for my Thanksgiving dinner. I had to eat slowly and in little bites and only on one side of my mouth but I did it! I had turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, ...

:-+ I just wanted to vent! I got my bottom braces on yesterday and am now not looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner. I tried to eat yesterday and it HURT so bad. Even flossing the bottoms made me cry and I had to stop flossing. Last night my husband made me a Truffletini (Godiva white chocolate liq...

Dulcinea,
I'll be joining the club next Tuesday, November 22nd. I've had my tops on for three months to make room for my bottoms. I think that I'll be eating mashed potatoes and gravy and maybe some stuffing for Thanksgiving.

Hang in there...it will get better. The beginning is definitely the hardest part. Trust me when I say, we ALL feel your pain! :cry: After seeing all of the movement in the last two months since I got braces I can say it is definitely worth doing. For the first time in my life I have STRAIGHT teeth. ...

I'm jealous, but in a good way!

Congrats...your teeth look awesome!

I'm going in for my second adjustment tomorrow...! Advil here I come

Nachos and Chips and Salsa with a cold beer...

marcTO,

It is just a regular metal wire, no coating. I also have "wire ties" instead of ligs. Hope that helps!

JeepGirl

marcTO,

I do have a wire, you just can't see it due to the poor quality of that picture. I apologize for having such a blurry picture!

Just so you can compare, here's my picture....



Sorry about it being blurry...I haven't figured out how to take EXTREME close-ups yet!

Hi Lisa! I was looking at your pictures and I thought, "Your teeth look like mine!" I am in my 10th day of ceramic (top only) braces and have the same "rollercoaster" look you have on your top teeth. I am very much looking forward to my teeth coming down so that great look goes a...