Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey Kitri, Great idea :) I'm about 7 months in now and to be honest rarely think about my braces now part from putting on the elastics which fly off in every direction :) Speech wise I was back to normal by 6-8 weeks.As i'm Irish and live in Australia, no one ever understood me before braces and the...

Well done on taking the first step! It's some I should have done years ago but glad I am doing it. You are actually ahead of me as I only got my linguals on January so just 7 weeks in so bit to go yet :) Agree it pays to get an ortho you are comfortable with. I had 4 separate consults before I picke...

Hey Sbrierly, I ended up going with Sydney Smile Specialists. They have offices in Chatswood and Randwick. I am going to the Chatswood which is run by Dr Nour Eldin Tarraf. The reason I went with him is because he specialises in lingual and has a lot of experience with them. Also out of all my consu...

Hey Katie, I have posted an update on my progress on my thread so as not to hijack Robbies :) I recommend you trying a few brands of wax as all are not equal. I now apply mine when I am lying in bed so no longer try and dry the tooth before applying. Try silicone ear plugs - you just break them up a...

Quick update on my progress It's 2 weeks since my survey and have to say things have healed up nicely. The swelling peaked at 5 days at which I looked like I had got some serious plastic survey that went wrong (as I could make any facial expression at all apart from moving my forehead). But back to ...

Dantocanada, Just read your blog. Wow! It was definitely a hard road for you but worth it in the end no doubt. To be honest I was only aware of Wilkco through my own research and it was only when I consulted this particular periodontist that he made me a ware of more recent developments in this area...

Hey jflo618, Yes - it does get better :) Some people take longer to adapt but most do in 2-4 weeks. I have had my lingual (upper and lower) in a week and in that time I have improved a lot although they still do give me pain towards the end of day. I only use wax at night to give my tongue a rest an...

Hey Datocanda, Did you have Wilcko done for all your teeth or just a few? I had Piezocision done yesterday for all teeth (well the 10 upper and lower that are being activated) which is similar (but less invasive than Wilcko) - I posted a link on my other post. I am quite swollen around the front of ...

Well.......had my Piezocision surgery today and have to say I have never been so glad to get that done. It took 3.5 hours and I won't lie, I found it tough despite being numbed up to the eyeballs. Funny story, the perio had forgotten to give me some ibuprofen beforehand so after he had completed the...

You seem to be adjusting quite well. I'm on day 5 and while I can eat most things once I don't need to use my front teeth, I feel my speech is still slurred. No one has said anything at work but I can hear it on certain words and especially towards the end of the day. What annoys me is the brackets ...

Wow! You have definitely been through it all! Seems like you are over the worst of it. The Wilckodontics is something I was considering however the periodontist I went to practices Piezocision which is meant to do the same thing as Wilcko but does it through small cuts in the bone and then tunnellin...

Good news Robbie. I feel I've made progress over the last couple of days as I can eat most things as long as I use my back teeth to chew and I cut if up rather than biting into something. My front teeth are way too sensitive to bite into anything. My speech is still about 95% although reckon as I ge...

Thanks Robbie - agree about the wax - lifesaver! So 24 hours in.... Eating was a challenge yesterday so soup and bread was the order of the day. It was tough to fill up on this so I can see what people mean when they say the lose weight with these things. I will try pasta this evening and see how it...

Hi all, Finally after months of reading every single post, I've got my Incognitos on for a whole 3 hours :) It is weird finally haivng them on (i'll post some pics soon) As if that wasn't enough punishment next Wednesday I am having Piezocision procedure done which is designed to accelerate orthodon...

Hey mate, You are about a week ahead of me. I'm getting my Incognito tomorrow morning at 9am. Have Thursday and Friday off so a few days to hopefully adjust before work. So hopefully things will go as well as you. For my last supper I had a steak dinner as I figure it will be as while before I can e...