Metal Mouth Message Board

Okay, maybe I just have an inferior brand of wax (I have Orthosil brand) but I CAN'T GET IT TO STAY ON THE BRACKET :!: :!: :!: I do get the teeth very dry - I use gauze to suck out the moisture and then allow it to air dry as well for a good 10 seconds. Then the wax won't come off of my finger! Then...

I had my upper premolars extracted, and now have a light powerchain on to pull the fang-like incisors back and down into their new places. The braces are attached to the two front teeth, but not to the second ones. Over the past couple of weeks, a noticeable gap has opened up between my two front te...

Hey, Nicholas, dried figs are also one of MY favorite things. Healthy and lots of fiber, sweet but not sugary.

I haven't broken anything yet, but I did just stain my ligs with some VERY red enchilada sauce. But I think it was worth it!

Okay, so is this normal? I'm guessing yes... I have random teeth hurt. When the teeth that are moving hurt it makes sense to me, but I've also had random molars hurt for no apparent reason. (3 different molars, 2 on top and 1 on bottom, have done it.) The pain is so bad that it hurts severely to bru...

I would try to wait at least 2 weeks until using a straw. I think that the clot becomes healed gums after 7-10 days, at least for me, so at that point I stopped worrying about it. I had my last extraction on Jan.3rd, and I'm still being extra careful for another few days at least. I was SO scared of...

I've had three premolars extracted in the last few weeks, and for all three I got only novocaine. I got about three small shots for each one, but on one tooth they used the same anisthetic to first do fillings nearby and then the extraction. I think it's a great way to go. I felt no pain at all - wh...

I've had three premolars extracted in the last few weeks, and for all three I got only novocaine. I got about three small shots for each one, but on one tooth they used the same anisthetic to first do fillings nearby and then the extraction. I think it's a great way to go. I felt no pain at all - wh...

I've still got four molar spacers on the bottom, and although I'm used to them, I can't help but tongue them incessantly which makes it a lot worse. It really bothered me not to be able to floss and get it really clean in there, but I recently figured out how to gently ease the floss in and out of t...

When I told my dentist I had "bad teeth," he told me not to say bad things about my teeth, that they were just in a traffic jam but were otherwise good teeth. After all, I DO know people who have straight teeth that are NOT attractive. A lot of them have really small teeth, poorly shaped t...

So sorry! That all stinks! Just a question though: What did dry socket feel like and how did it start? How were you sure you had it? Thanks. (I'm one week past two upper extractions, and I have more coming in January, then wisdom teeth extractions will be necessary within a year. I want to be sure t...

I'm having them done at UCLA, so I'm paying

$3400

Plus $750 for four extractions and fillings.

My dental insurance covered 1/2 of the extractions, etc., but none of the ortho stuff, sadly.

Hey guys! Okay, I'm officially one week past my extractions, and healing just fine as far as I can tell. I just got the metal bands and more braces to start closing the top gaps. However: it was horribly painful on one side of the mouth because the tooth next to one extraction site is incredibly ten...

Hey Blondie -

The "before" pictures - how long had it been since the extraction at that point? 2 weeks? 3 weeks?

I'm trying to gauge my own extractions' sites healing progress.

Thanks!

I also had very crowded teeth. The first day I got the spacers I thought, "Gee, this isn't so bad!" But the following days were hellish. I couldn't chew at all for several days. I at beans with cheese melted into them, rice pudding, split pea soup, scrambled eggs, etc. Now, after extractio...

I'm 20 and in my 3rd year at USC. Since getting braces, I've noticed how many others have them too. I decided that my approach would be this: Yay! I have braces! I'm doing a good thing for myself and anyone who isn't an utter moron will be happy for me. And you know what? People are happy for me! Wh...