Metal Mouth Message Board

Oh, jrbecca, I feel your pain! I got my braces on five days ago and have been walking around hungry all the time too! It makes me cranky too. :evil: But then last night I had sweet and sour meatloaf--it was so easy to eat I had three pieces and felt really full--for the first time since the evil env...

Partners are great, aren't they? My husband and I were having a serious conversation the other night and every time he'd look at me, he'd laugh. He said with my swollen lips I looked like I was tough enough to beat someone up. It made me smile and get some comic relief from the whole process. Congra...

Thank you all for your advice and encouragement! I'm feeling a bit better today (day 5) after taking the advice I've found here on this board--I stepped up the number of salt water rinses, put loads of wax on last night, on the inside of the tooth as well, and actually ate some meatloaf that made me...

Ouch! I'm new to my braces and am almost ready to throw in the towel! I got my braces (both uppers and lowers) put on last Saturday (21st) and I'm ready to call the dentist to take them off. Is it normal for my mouth to still hurt??? I can't eat nonsoft food yet and I have sores all over my cheeks. ...

I had four teeth pulled Dec 28th and then ceramic uppers and lowers put on the 21st. Mine went smoothly--the hardest part is trying to talk normally--hope your alls did too!

I got braced this past Saturday 21st. So far I've went from "What did I do", to "kinda cool", to my current "exactly how much longer???"
Hard to get used to!