Metal Mouth Message Board

I had one gum graft surgery that failed and before my 2nd procedure (at a new practice) I asked the senior periodontist nurse why she thought the first didn't work out. She said "You just weren't blessed with a lot of gum. Some people are just blessed with a lot of gum." haha It was the mo...

I found out that I had tongue thrusting 7 years ago (I'm 25 now). My problem was swallowing incorrectly and resting my tongue incorrectly when my mouth was closed and when asleep. This caused me to form a severe open bite over the course of 4 years after getting my childhood braces off at age 14. Fr...

I am 25 years old and got my braces on one year and two months ago. This is my 3rd round of braces. I had a standard 2 rounds as a kid and then found out when I was 18 that due to a myofunctional problem (tongue thrusting) I would need braces again and myofunctional therapy. My tongue thrusting had ...