Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello, guys! As you can see from my previous post, I have had a very busy summer...and it's not yet over. I had my wisdom teeth removed on June 20 and everything went really well. The OS only charged what the insurance would pay and I healed up very quickly. I received prescriptions for antibiotics ...

Well folks, little over 2 months post-SARPE and doing very well. I've been eating well and I'm beginning to get some feeling back in my upper teeth and gums. Of course, by the time they are "back to normal," the nerves will be severed again, but that's just the way things are going. I just...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while...not much to report. Plus, I've been wrapping up a school year and AWANA prorgam, so I've been rather busy. I am patiently waiting to return to the ortho on June 12 to get the blessed powerchain up and running. Until then, it's just waiting on the bone to heal some...

Glad to hear you got a date, fran! I'm also happy you found some of the things I have shared helpful. Brandy's blog is so incredible and detailed, she has shared every little bit of her journey. I just do what I can to share the bits that I have learned. Do you know what kind of surgery you'll be ha...

Thanks for the positive feedback, guys. I'm really doing very well and your comments make me feel that much better. I haven't posted in a while because nothing much has been happening other than brushing and cranking...cranking and brushing... I have been following your blog closely, Brandy, and I h...

Expansion Complete!! I finally got to cranking the key correctly and turned three times every morning for the last week. I have achieved 6mm of expansion as of Tuesday, April 25 and I'm feeling great! I've lost 20 lbs. and started chewing soft stuff this week (no more Magic Bullet!). As long as I ca...

Returned to the OS this afternoon for a little check-up. He said, "Smile." I did. He said, "You haven't been doing it." I frowned. Apparently I completely misunderstood how to crank this thing and I've been doing it wrong! For the last 5 days, I've been accomplishing absolutely n...

Much better today! Thanks for the well-wishes, guys. I slid down a little in the bed last night and slept much better. I had two huge bumps on my cheeks in the morning, but they went down after a shower and walking around a while. I think I shall put up with the lumps and sleep tonight as well. I'm ...

OK, I got almost NO sleep last night. I went to bed around 10:30 and by 1:00 AM I had slept maybe 30 minutes, but not in a row. I moved downstairs to my chair and continued to toss and turn until 3:00 AM or so. At around 3:00, I slept for about an hour, got up and called in to work. There's no way I...

Enough Journaling... Brandy, When I looked on my paper work, it said that the SARPE would be done via a "Partial LeFort Osteotomy" so I guess that's what happened. When I went in today, the OS snipped my archwire in the center so things can expand. I already have a small gap, maybe 1 mm. H...

Wednesday, April 12. I just returned form a visit to the OS to check on things. Other than the fact that I need to rinse my mouth a lot better up in the gum line. things went very well. He told me to use a mixture of Listerine and salt water to rinse a clean things up. Interesting. We'll try that to...

Sunday, April 9. I went to church this morning and stayed afterwards for our church family picnic. Hated not being able to partake of the assortment of grilled delicacies and homemade goodies, but the kids had a great time playing and hunting for eggs. I took a small nap and returned for our evening...

Every time I read Brandy's blog, I think of something else she has shared that I am experiencing, too. The gums inside my front teeth are on fire! They are burning and stretching, but since my archwire is still attached, I don't think they're moving anywhere. I don't have a gap of any kind yet. I'm ...

ang, I'm 38 years old and looking forward to a great 4th decade once all this is done! There are some photos on m "Our Braces Stories" Journal (Slawdawg's Journal). I don't think they're very good, but you can see the expader pretty well. I would post more, but it is really difficult to op...

hey, ang! I just had my SARPE on Wednesday and I am in a very strange place with my bite right now, but I'm excited to be on the way. I will only need about 5 - 6 mm of expansion as well, but that just means less time cranking, less time with the appliance, and the RPE will be removed faster. I shou...