Metal Mouth Message Board

Helen it is not that bad, it is actually very exciting. You unfortunately do not lose weight like I thought you would because all you can eat sometimes are mashed potatoes and eggs. :) Sometimes you mumble funny, but people do not actually notice it as much as you do. Congratulations - glad i could ...

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PHOTO UPDATES WITH VERTICAL ELASTICS

Oh and verso - I literally have no speech issues - it really was only the first 7 days to two weeks..... and when the wires changed sometimes it was a little hard at first, but no one else seemed to hear it but me

Hey all, haven't been on for a while and need to update some new photos.....I am on my 4th wire right now....and elastics....going from canine tooth bracket on lingual side to two buttons on outside bottom. They are called vertical elastics i guess...dont know if this will change or not. I have to w...

Front view....

Halfway there..... before rubberbands, which are coming next month.....VERY NERVOUS>>>>

Hey, so I am totally empathetic to your struggle.....I got my linguals on Jan 26th.....I am not sure what kind you got but I have heard different things about different brands....I can only speak about Incognito's.... 1. SPEECH - This is worst in the beginning....all the brace edges are sharp, and t...

Here is a close up of the torture device known as the "power chain".....I was warned I would be getting these six teeth tied together with metal once they come together...

Last pic after appointment

OK, so I went for an adjustment today......ouchie... Bottom wire changed from a light, circular 0.014, to a rectangle, 0.016 x 0.022, with Alastik ties... Top - no wire change but on my front six teeth, instead of Alastik ties, they put these little, very tight ties, with a true "power chain&qu...

I forgot to post these, which was at the installation of the Alastiks......

SO BEFORE THE ABOVE PICS (4wks prior)

My teeth are doing the weirdest things right now, and of course it is the front teeth.....I am supposed to have my first wire change in the next week, so I guess it will be worse before better. Problem with my front teeth may have seemed subtle, but in order to correct it, they seem to have to buck ...

LMAO - this will be the least of your focus as you go into this process.....when they put the Alastik's (bands specifically for the Incognito braces, which are equivalent to a "power chain") on, chewing will not feel good. I would not dare put my love's most privates in this vortex of shar...

StartedOut, THanks!! Yeah weird is right!! I am 7 days in now and just the back ends of the wire are poking my tongue, but the ortho fixes this tomorrow. Do you have the blue Alastik's rubber bands on the brackets? THey started me out on the regular rubber bands, but i am supposed to get Alastik's, ...