Metal Mouth Message Board

Okay, first I realize the above term really sounds like Face-Off (Cage/Travolta movie that is so bad it's almost good). It was supposed to, although I didn't realize that until after I'd already typed it. Go figure. I've been on here pretty much since I was braced (February 18, 2016), but I've rarel...

Got my braces on February 18, 2016

Was quoted 18 months (August 18, 2017), but I'm getting them off a month early, thank God, since that means I won't be a brace face for my trip to Vegas in early August!

Holy Cow! That is an amazing transformation! Congrats!

I'm at one week today (weekaversary. anybody remember that from middle school? lol). They're starting to feel more natural. What's killing me is that I still dont' know how to smile! I'm so used to smiling with my mouth closed, but now I look like SpongeBob with my lips way up near my nose if I even...

According to my ortho, he prefers the wire ties for adults as they don't stain. Red wine, coffee, soda, curry, mustard...all of these can stain any of the bands, but the wire ties are white and unstainable. I personally love that. I had marinara sauce on pasta this weekend, and it was heaven not to ...

My appointment was on a Thursday morning. I left work, got my ceramic braces put in, and made it back to work by lunchtime. I was glad to be able to eat lunch alone that day! Mashed potatoes have never felt so weird! Compare this to when I took a full day off for a root canal (which I really didn't ...

My appointment was on a Thursday morning. I left work, got my ceramic braces put in, and made it back to work by lunchtime. I was glad to be able to eat lunch alone that day! Mashed potatoes have never felt so weird! Compare this to when I took a full day off for a root canal (which I really didn't ...

According to my ortho's office, he does a permanent bottom and a removable top retainer. I'm seriously considering requesting the permanent top and an essix retainer for extra use. I'm only a week in, mind you, but I'm weirdly obsessive about planning for the future. lol Good luck with whichever you...

I'm still stuck on "braces fetish." That's seriously a thing? Really? Metal in the mouth? I am overwhelmingly disturbed right now. lol

I love this! I'm a doctoral hopeful (hoping to enter a program in 2017, around when I get these off). I currently work as a grants writer for a city government, and aside from good-natured ribbing from two colleagues in my office when I got them on, I've had no issues. Learning how to smile...now th...

my front teeth touch the top of my bottom front braces. Definitely annoying! I feel your pain. Give your ortho a call and ask him/her if there's cause for concern. Better safe than sorry!

On day 6 today. Scheduled to go in at 7 weeks for a checkup and adjustment. My ortho called me on Monday to see how I was doing, if I was in pain, etc. Nice touch! Sentenced for 18 months with my primary problem being crowding. My two top lateral incisors are pushed back, so we're making a little ro...