Metal Mouth Message Board

Thank you all for the messages - I really appreciated them even if I didn't reply. I am still struggling with feeling self-conscious about them. I avoid seeing friends much more now. I hope I'll feel better in 3-4 months once I'm over the halfway mark. At the moment I keep thinking I want to ask for...

Yes and they politely say it's not noticeable! Someone on my office said she hadn't noticed I had them. But I know others have. Whenever I see a stranger/someone I don't know well looking at my mouth (the braces) I feel so self conscious!

I'm still struggling with having braces on my teeth. I have Damon Clear with white wires but they feel so bulky and obvious to me. I don't laugh or smile properly in public anymore so I come across as awkward/reserved, which isn't the "real" me. My ortho originally said my treatment would ...

For some reason I never got notifications of these replies! Thank you both

Unfortunately now I am not feeling the way I did when I last posted at all! Really fed up. But I'm seeing my ortho later today so perhaps that will help.

Hi friends! I'm posting today as I'm feeling fed up and maybe in some need of solidarity or support. It's been four months since I got my Damon Clear braces on. Right now the thought of having them on for another 8-14 months feels so depressing. At my last appointment 6 or so weeks back my orthodont...

Hi y'all! I wanted to stop by the forum and give you all an update. I'm so pleased that visiting this forum and interacting with many of you made me take the plunge to get my Damon Clear braces fitted. I had my second adjustment on Saturday and the ortho said my teeth are moving really fast. She sho...

The bite block has been a nightmare, I can't chew anything like pasta, I've lost 4lb and had to try and force myself to eat, as that made me nauseous. I also looked like I"d had a stroke due to the bite block skewing my jaw, I looked so bad that I've even had clients asking me what happened to...

SJM, the point people are making is that your posts ( not only in this thread) are excessively blunt and opinionated and likely to cause offence. Other posters are not wasting your time; you are under no obligation to spend your team reading posts on this site. If you genuinely want to give encoura...

Hey y'all. So it's been 1 month 1 week and I'm still not noticing any changes! Except for the receding gum on one teeth disappearing, which made me happy as it caused some sensitivity that has gone now. But otherwise no change that is visible. I was taking photos and comparing them but now I've stop...

Made the decision over the weekend to go with the ortho and embrace the metal for 18 months... I rang today to say yes I want to go ahead, but the person I need to speak to is on leave until Wednesday, I also know that the main delay will be getting the extraction done, as my normal dentist is a bi...

I have noticed a change in my teeth!!!!! :jump: :jump: :jump: It's actually an unexpected change - I had a receding gum on one of my canines (apparently from over zealous brushing) and it's remained the same for the last few years. Yesterday I noticed that it's gone! The braces have somehow pushed ...

I have noticed a change in my teeth!!!!! :jump: :jump: :jump: It's actually an unexpected change - I had a receding gum on one of my canines (apparently from over zealous brushing) and it's remained the same for the last few years. Yesterday I noticed that it's gone! The braces have somehow pushed t...

I wonder if your patients will relate to you more readily now that you have braces -- recognizing an imperfection, and moving forward with a plan. It could be a very good thing for your practice. As many people have commented, very few people actually notice them and I think with time you will come...

Hope everything went smoothly x Thanks Blurple - it did! I didn't mention the braces - I realised it would be awkward if I did. She didn't stare at my teeth or anything and I didn't feel too self-conscious, although I think I covered my mouth when I laughed. I think I'm slowly adjusting to this. No...

I love my braces, something to talk about and look forward to I wish I felt this way! Maybe that's something you can discuss with your therapist? You can change emotions, if you so wish or s/he can teach you strategies. Im not being dismissive that your feelings aren't valid, but honestly are no bi...