Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello everyone - i have some possibly fairly stupid questions :oops: about my new retainer which i hope some of you can answer for me - here goes! I have been given a retainer - it's clear plastic made from a mould of my newly de-braced teeth and i have been told to wear it every night - my question...

:roll: Hi everyone, i've had my braces for 25 months now and my ortho says maybe he'll take them off next visit (7th March). Anyway - i'm getting in a state worrying about whether my teeth will wobble about afterwards or be discoloured (even though i've taken good care of them). Was anyone else anxi...

Thanks for the replies - it's so nice to have other people who can relate to what you're going through, even if we're all doing things our own way!
pain still a bit bad today - i'll keep taking the ibuprofen....

:? Hi everyone, i've been looking at the site for a few weeks now but this is my first posting. I got my braces 3 weeks ago and thought i was getting used to them (i have 22 months to go...) Yesterday i had 2 top teeth removed to make room for the front teeth to become straight - and now i'm feeling...