Metal Mouth Message Board

Is there a way to check how much tongue space you're supposed to have? I have a feeling I have too little but I'm not sure if that's because of the way I place my tongue or because there really isn't enough space. I once read that if you relax your tongue and let it lay flat you can see how much of...

I'm definitely going to ask to have all 4 removed at my appointment on Monday, then! I don't want to go through the hassle twice, either :FeelSick: haha. Then I should be getting braced up no later than September 30th. Seems so far away! I wish it was sooner, but the ortho is all booked up until th...

I feel like our cases are pretty similar! I'm supposed to get my braces sometime this month. My chin also dimples and looks like an orange peel because I have to push my bottom lip up to meet my top lip in order to close my mouth. When I relax my lips, my chin drops back into the position I assume ...

Hello! Braces have been a very emotional issue for me and I decided to share my story if anyone is interested in seeing the progress and also so that I can connect with people who are also braces for the long haul! I do have lingual on top and ceramic at bottom but will be switching soon to ceramic ...

Hello! I have molar build ups which serve a similar purpose. I was in hell for about 6 days and then on the 7th learned to eat with them. Give yourself some time, your mouth learns around it even though I thought it would never get better. Same with the lisp, I have lingual braces on top and do fair...

i like therabreath because it oxidizes too and always leaves me with clean feeling teeth/breathe, not just "freshened"

I find braces are a constant struggle, you just need to remind yourself of why you did it in the first place. Hang in there!! 2 years is not that long if you think about it. There are also something called pontics that hide the extraction site and can be shaved down if you're worried about people no...

I also have lingual on top and ceramic bottoms. The ceramics weren't noticeable at all at first...but after my first week, I had to get molar build ups put in (because my lower teeth were hitting the upper lingual brackets) and now they're VERY noticeable because I can't close my mouth all the way. ...

Was quoted 9k for top and bottom linguals with "suresmile" technology!
Ended up doing 7k for top lingual and bottom ceramic.
I did shop around quite a bit though. I think it ranged from 9k to 14k!

Mine was 9k quote for top and bottom linguals!
Ended up doing 7k for lingual top and ceramic bottoms!

I got fairly ok after 1 week of linguals!

But then I got 4 bicuspid extractions and I'm dealing with a whole nother level of lisping :l