Metal Mouth Message Board

What type of retainers do you have? If they are the plastic ones, perhaps consider hawleys as they do not affect the bite like an essix or the clear ones do. I'd suggest you contact your ortho and discuss your issues with him or her. Your ortho would be able to advise you what your options are. Cle...

Hi My braces came off two weeks ago after two years. Everything was ok before wearing retainers. After wearing retainers (since the first day), my bite become weird. Bite feels very off. Only right side of top & bottom teeth touches when biting down. There is a gap between top & bottom molar...

Thank you so much Emily ! I would try those flavors. Especially adding spinach. May I know brand do you use for protein powder too ? When I had my jaw wired shut after a bike accident, my husband made me a few delicious protein shakes. We used vanilla whey protein powder in each of these combos: 1. ...

Hello ! Any recommendation for protein shakes ? To prevent losing weight because of braces I have been making shakes with oat powder, milk and fruits for painful days but it's not very convenient to make every morning especially when I'm late for school (actually i'm late almost everyday). And Ensur...

I did 4 premolar extractions and now wearing rubber bands for a few months. And I noticed a little bit of my bone is poking out of my gums on right side. I asked my ortho and he said don't worry it's nothing. I said "Should I see a dentist to check ?" and he disagreed. After a month, i can...

Hi As lots of people mentioned they suffered from sleep apnea after tooth extraction due to narrow jaw (?).. may I know when the symptoms of sleep apnea start ?? Like 6 months ? 10 months ? After closing the gaps or even before closing the gaps ? I find myself having difficulty in breathing when lyi...

I got some cavities by brushing i normal did. That's why. And I've got rubber bands (if that's how they are called) too so I can't get in between them unless I look into mirror. Even with mouth closed, it's hard to not get toothpaste around my lip. I am getting so many bumps on my lip line (where pe...

Thank you so much. Hope I can find some natural toothpastes. For now, I've got 4 trouble spots right on top of the lip line #_# :cry: I totally get this -- when I brush my teeth in braces I also get toothpaste all over around my mouth and chin as I watch to make sure I am hitting every spot! Fortuna...

1. Yes new tooth pastes. 2. Before braces, I do not open my mouth or look in the mirror while brushing & no tooth paste drips down the chin at all, i have very sensitive skin & i was very careful. The messy chin happened only after braces. I thought it was just one of the breakouts but it ju...

fayth wrote:Oh no that sounds terrible, I'd be really upset if I were in your position! Are you going to visit another orthodontist?

Yes. Thanks for asking ^^
My current ortho is very easy to talk to & he knows what he is doing.
Very different from previous ones.

Hi ! Can I get some tooth paste recommendations ? Because.. after getting braces, i suddenly got a lot of acnes on my chin & around my mouth only. I have both cyst & narcissus (?) acne. Now, there are lotsss of scars on my chin. And i'm only getting more and more. So I'm suspecting the tooth...

I got 2 of my my premolars extracted on 15th Friday morning. And I am supposed to get another 2 extracted on last Monday (18th) but headache after extraction just won't go away. It was so painful to open my mouth, severe headache just drives me crazy. Even my neck arches so bad. I couldn't get anoth...

That's because it's taken from the front. From side view, the upper right central is still 2mm behind the left one. Yes, may be i should be more patient. I'm such a worry wart. Thanks for your reply. Well to me it looks like your day 66 is very straight already. Your ortho could be "fine tuning...

Photo "Day 66" is how my teeth look like right now.

Mpkh wrote:So what does your teeth look like now?

Hi, My teeth moved a lot at first, even faster than I thought they could. On Day 68, I got a thicker wires. So, I was expecting similar improvement with thicker wire but I don't see any improvement at all since then. My narrow arches are getting wider but my crooked front teeth look the same. Got an...