Metal Mouth Message Board

Yes, the pouty face! I really started noticing this when I got my bottom braces on. My husband jokingly said that I look like I've had lip injections

I got a kit which contains:

a travel toothbrush (it has a refillable toothpaste tube which tucks inside the bottom of the toothbrush handle; I love this thing lol)
floss
packet of floss threaders
orthodontic floss picks
travel size toothpaste
small interproximal cleaning brush
wax
mouth mirror

I recently started using EOS lip balm and I love it! It is super soothing and seems to last longer than the other types I've tried before.

Welcome! I am also in the thirties with braces club, except I got mine on shortly before turning 39 so I'll also be in the Braced at 40 club, at least for a short time

I got braces at 38 because of an overbite, crowding, and because several of my teeth were crooked and extremely rotated and I always hated the way they looked. I had wanted braces since middle school, but my parents couldn't afford braces when I was a kid, and because my orthodontic issues weren't t...

Mine cost $5200 after a $200 family discount (my 8 year old started Phase 1 treatment a few months before I got my braces). Insurance covers $1500. I paid $500 down and $177/month for 18 months.

I have clear ceramic on top and metal on bottom. Apparently my ortho generally gives all his adult patients ceramic on top, and he will only do metal on bottom. He would have done metal on top if I wanted, but after finding out that he uses self-ligating brackets, I went along with the clear bracket...

I got my braces on in August 2017 at age 38.

My 8 year old started her Phase 1 treatment for a crossbite in May 2017. She got an expander and partial braces on her upper central and lateral incisors. I had been wanting braces since I was in middle school when all my friends had them but never got them as a kid due to finances. I kept putting i...