Metal Mouth Message Board

i updated on the kids. now it's my turn. I can't remember the date, but i had full top braces put on last spring. I was surprised within a few weeks, i could actualy see my front teeth were straighter. i've also noticed a huge diffrence in the jaw pain from tmj. partially due to avoiding hard and ch...

i'll look into to article. this summer has been busy. A and C both had expanders in the spring. they went to summer camp, and took the aquapick with them. we've found that to be the easiest way for them to deal with food stuck in them. B doesn't have braces yet, but she started using it as well and ...

i'm actually happy that i've lost weight, a lot of snacks just worth the bother of brushing again, or i eat slowly and eat less. my concern is my daughter. she is 10 and currently has an expander,and will be moving into braces in a couple month. she has always been tall and slender for her age, and ...

are they removing the entire appliance or just the crib? when my daughter first got her expander, it had a tounge crib and she was miserable. we couldn't understand her, and she had a very hard time eating. hers was to help with th sounds when she speaks. she had already been working with the speech...

My parents have been a bit quiet about the whole thing I think because they probably feel a bit upset that they didn't get my teeth sorted out when I was a child. i totally agree.i'm almost 40, but my mom, is still very sensitive about any judgments on her parenting. i had an expander, then my dad ...

i have white brackets to when my braces were first put, they automatically did the clear. they didn't discolor, but as i've gotten comfortable with my braces i'm feeling a little braver. i was just in to have a bracket replaced, and the hygenist meantioned that she saw faith hill with light pink ban...

so far it's working okay being in braces, and the girls in expanders on their way to braces. I'm more aware of what they can't eat, or what is just easier to eat. i felt very awkward at first, but everyone's responses have been positive. i substitute teach and i'm finding that elementary school kids...

the restrictions seem to hard to follow 100% of the time. i try to be careful, but if i really want something, then i try cutting it in small pieces. my daughter is very slender, so i worry that she will loose weight once she goes into braces. i'm thinking about, greek yogurt, and protein drinks for...

yes , if i remember correctly we are getting a 20% discount. also since C had braces on her back teeth with the same ortho a couple years ago, we got a further discount on her expander. we've known this was coming so we've been saving, and increased our dental insurance at the begining of this year....

my ortho had meantioned that brackets don't always stick well to crowns and we may have to do a metal ring instead.both of my bicuspids on the upper left are crowns. i thought i was in the clear as the brackets have held for almost 3 weeks, then this weekend i felt a pop. at some point the second on...

i've had my braces just a few weeks, and i was feeling proud of myself that i was starting to eat normal dinners. i've been packing yogurt, pudding, applesauce for my lunch so i didn't have to do such a major cleaning, but i've been eating what my family eats for dinner. Shredded Pork an rice was ta...

it's nice to know we aren't the only ones who will be having lot's of 'tinsel' in their christmas pictures. are your twins identical or fraternal? my daughters are frater nal, they have diffrent hair color, and are diffrent heights. they all haves issue with crowding, but in diffrent areas. the trea...

My husband and I both have crowded teeth, so I think we are a bit obsessed when it comes to our kids. We knew genetics were not in their favor. We have triplets girls (i'll refer to them as A,B, and C just so it doesn't get confused. they turned 10 this winter. Our son, I'll refer to as D just to fo...

It's nice to know i'm not the only one. technically i won't be 40 unitil december, but i did feel embarrassed at first. My husband and i both should have had braces as kids, so we knew it was in our kids future as well. we have triplet girls who are 10, and a son who is 8. the girls have been checki...

Those consultations with my kids were my motivator to take care of my own cross-bite. I have triplet girls who are 10 and a son who is 8. we have been doing consultations since the girls were 8 because of crowding. Last fall the ortho said they would be heading into braces this year. When we looked ...