Metal Mouth Message Board

I can relate to your fears, as I still feel some of them right now. I'm a 32 y/o medical professional and I just had my metal braces put in yesterday. I'm trying to get over my anxiety, hence, I am on this site reading peoples' post :lol: . I do feel somewhat better now. I think you made the right d...

I just got my full metal braces on yesterday. I was anxious and nervous for awhile. To help calm myself, I ended up searching other peoples' experiences which led me to joining archwired. Also, I would talk to friends and family about my concerns which definitely helped. I had some whiskey during so...

This is all good advice. I read your post thinking I feel sort of the same way. I just got my braces about 17 hours ago lol. I'm 32 and a bit nervous about what people think and the fact that I have to go to work with them, talking to people all day. Also, I'm going to a wedding soon, forcing me to ...

Congrats as well on deciding to do it. I agree with the others, get some consults to see your best option. Not all orthos are created equal, but one may have the approach your looking for that fits your current needs. Good luck

Mine were just yellow, cleaning really helped. I'm getting another cleaning soon as well. My faults were that I was a heavy smoker and coffee drinker. Do you ingest anything that could have possibly caused staining? I quit smoking now, cut down coffee drinking, and use mouth whitening toothpaste whi...

Good luck! I might have to get a molar extracted as well if I decide to fix my underbite with bands. I've already had 2 molars extracted previously due to my own fault of bad dental care. I'll probably have to get an implant after and a bridge on the other side, guess I'll see. My braces go on this ...

Thanks djspeece, you have a point. I don't know why this is such a hard decision, maybe because I still can't fathom getting braces again and I just want to get them off as soon as possible :lol: . He told me I have till the second appointment to decide. Funniest thing is I vented all that, but I'm ...

Nice progress, your results look like they'll be amazing in the end!

Eat all the peanuts, apples, and steaks that you want right now. That's what I'm doing before I get mine soon

Nice! Your teeth look great, congrats!

Nice! Hope your surgery went well. The ativan did it's job and 50 dollars of pizza sounds amazing right now!

I'm having my braces put on about a week from now. This will be the second time since I was a teen and I'm 32 years old. I didn't wear my retainer and my teeth got crooked, but I also blame it on the 4 wisdom teeth I never had pulled. So I originally was doing this again just to get my teeth straigh...

Thanks snoopy and angelac. I like this forum because it's comforting to know other adults are having similar concerns and getting things done. Adding on 6 to 8 months must of been a hard decision as well but your thinking is right, you might as well get the best results since your already paying for...

Good for you, that's awesome. I'm 32 and im taking the plunge soon as well

Late reply as well, but your underbite is the same as mine minus the fact my teeth are crooked. This gives me some incentive to correct it. Your bite looks great now. Rhydon I was thinking the same thing except I'm getting braces anyway to straighten my teeth but am wondering if I should extend my t...