Metal Mouth Message Board

IMO, the real reason people lose weight while on braces is increased stress and anxiety. One guy I knew that had braces before me was extremely skinny..once he had them removed, his weight went up dramatically in just a few months. didn't think it would happen to me, but after 6 months with braces, ...

you could try a chiropractor that works on facial muscle etc. I see one where I live and he gave me exercises to help my TMJD. I am sure If I can find one in po-dunk Wyoming you should have no trouble. they give you stretches and such. Clear this with your ortho. Thanks for the reply What problems ...

So before I got my braces in Feb 2005, my face (cheeks) and jaw had a decent muscular look normal for an 18 yo male ..only problem of course, were my teeth were protruding from the top alot and were overall, very crowded (which is why Im here :wink: ) Fast forward 1 1/2 yrs later with braces and 4 l...

kinda wish I didn't need extractions

the 4 teeth being removed made my jaw narrow and my mouth smaller, but then again, there woundn't have been much room for the other teeth to move...

woah, i've been in these situations many times :lol: it's not that my teeth are bad (anymore), its just kinda embarassing if I smile in return and they see that I have braces, or at least thats how i think. so the person who doesn't know me might take it as a "not interested" gesture when ...

I'm also sort of in a similar situation as you are (thread starter) My ortho has hinted that I'd have braces much less than 2 years (currently at 14 months) and for the past 6 months he hasn't made any adjustments on my upper teeth even though it clearly had some crowding remaining. But, I didn't sa...

oops, the "ce" in appearance was cutoff in my title

I've noticed that the majority of the people i've seen in braces, no matter what the age, tend to develop a very kid-like expression after have being treated for a bit of time (at least 4 months) So I decided to get braces at the age of 18 and before that, I had the normal adult look for a male..fir...

Im also 19 in college, had braces since second semester in freshmen year. As far as people mentioning it, I haven't heard ONE thing from anybody yet from either friends or family. As to what other people think, at this age, people are mature enough to not say anything out of line or make a big deal ...