Metal Mouth Message Board

I've had my braces off for 3 weeks now. I got my retainers last week. How do you cope with the difficulty of saying certain sounds while wearing your retainers? My speech has gotten better however I still have trouble saying some blends such as "st". Treatment Length: 2 1/2 years : metal w...

As time goes on you'll notice gaps and spaces as your teeth move. I use Oral B Super Floss to floss my teeth especially my lower bottom teeth because they have a power chain on them and are difficult to floss. This kind of floss has a threader on it. Hope this helps! Metal braces on upper and lower ...

I've felt the same way too. Sometimes I'm self conscious about having braces. I've had my ups and downs with self esteem and braces. There are days I'm very proud to smile with wires,bands, brackets, and gaps (I had 3 teeth extracted). Then there are days where I feel like an ugly duckling. I contin...

I have metal so mine are definitely noticible. I'm a teacher and my students notice and ask questions about my braces. I have a student whose favorite color is pink. At the beginning of the school year I had pink ligs on. When I changed them to silver she said, "why'd you take your pink off?&qu...

I'm a 27 year old woman with braces and still tend to feel self conscious. I wonder from time to time what do men really think of a woman with braces.

Does anyone else feel the same way?


**Braced since September 2005. Metal braces on both upper and lowers.

On the instructions the ortho gave me it told me not to chew gum. But I chew it anyways. I just don't chew it daily.

I got 3 teeth removed on Oct. 20. Now I am wearing bands to close the bottom spaces. How long did it take for your space/gaps to close? I will get my brackets and wires on the bottom once the spaces close as much at they can.

I got my top braces (metal) put on Sept. 16 and will be getting my bottom braces put on Sept.28. My question is how did you deal with the self-esteem and self consciousness of having braces on? Sometimes I feel a little unattractive and that no one would want to approach a woman with braces because ...

Hello, I just got my braces (top) on Sept.16 and will get my bottom braces on Sept. 28. I currently have spacers in my back top and bottom teeth. I know how you feel about the spacers. I even have wire ones in when i got them the week before i got my top braces on. You'll get used to it. With my bra...