Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey!

I DEFINITELY hate the spacers/bite turbo thingies, they're a nightmare, I feel like a baby eating mushed up food because I can't bite down. Also, I'm a bit of a wuss, so I hate getting them tightened because it really hurts.

Anyone else?

Hiya! To any fellow flute SPAMMERS LIKE ME (hey!) I hope you could help me out, I'm in a bit of a pickle... (lol who says that, just me?) I just got my bottom brace fitted last week, having had my top one for roughly six months. I have my grade 4 flute exam coming up in 2 weeks, and after practicing...

Hiya! I have had my braces a while, and I too go through what you have, stabbing ear pains, sometimes like throbbing. Yeah, I found it is from the braces, as your jaw and ears are connected, or something science related like that (I'm not very good at science) but I just take ibuprofen. This could b...

Hiya!

I got spacers fitted a couple weeks ago when I got my bottom brace on. It is difficult to eat at first, and feels really weird not being able to be down all the way, but there isn't much pain, it just feels pretty strange to have some sort of UFO in your mouth!

Hiya! I got my top braces fitted 6 months ago, and just got my bottom ones fitted last week. I have had real pain as they put these "spacers" in my mouth so I can't bite down properly. I found eating soft foods, or soup is good, and use the dental wax you were provided, (you've probably he...

Hiya! I just got my bottom brace on (yay! Not) after I have had my top one on for about 6 months. Ever since I got it, I have had a really muffled sound/tone when I play, and I have my grade 4 exam coming up, eek! If anyone has any tips for how to get clear sound, that would be much appreciated :-) ...