Metal Mouth Message Board

I find that my bite can change dramatically overnight. I can go to bed with everything perfectly comfortable then wake up in a state where my molars just don't feel like touching on one side. What's worse is that there are weeks where my bite feels fine, but I bite the inside of my cheek or side of ...

All 8 of mine were metal. They hurt like *insert profane descriptive of choice* too! ;) I think what bothered me most was that they moved. Metallic teeter totters between my molars were something I'd rather have lived without, but my contacts were just too tight for the softees. They really were the...

TMD was my only reason for getting my braces. I've suffered from it since I was 12, but my parents never saw fit to get me braced and being a kid, I just thought that they were ugly and painful. Of course I didn't want the things! I've had flares lasting from 2 weeks to 6 months at a time ever since...

Mine have been either 8 or 10 weeks. So I've only had 3 adjustments since I was braced in Jan. That's fine with me!

How long is your treatment ? ------ est. 18 to 24 months Do u have to extract teeth ? ------- one bicuspid (first one on my right, so that we can shift my midline) How old are you ? ------------------- 37 What kind of brace ? ---------------- Mystique ceramics on the upper social 6, In-Ovations self...

I didn't experience any significant pain until the 3rd day or so. Even then, a couple of ibuprofen kicked it pretty effectively. What little soft tissue irritation I've had didn't show up for nearly a week. (There are scratchy bits on the lingual surface of my molar bands. They appear to be engraved...

I have Neoclips on my upper six ceramic and was told that in some cases they don't like to stay on if there's a lot of uneveness in your archwire. The assistant was able to make them work for me and I like them. I had my upper brackets applied about 2 weeks before getting my wire and they felt subst...

I started experiencing the sponginess in my lowers a little after two weeks. Fortunately I was expecting it, so it wasn't too disturbing. My upper archwire was installed 5 days ago and I'm already feeling it in a couple of teeth. It's going to take some getting used to. Right now I find myself bitin...

Thanks for the welcome and I look forward to getting to know you and the other members of the board. The spacers were removed today! Of course they were promptly replaced by molar bands, but these feel so much better that I don't notice them now. The brackets will take a little more time. Or perhaps...

It never occurred to me that I might need braces at the age of 36, but a little over a year ago I waged an attack on a meatball sub and lost. (A little piece of advice... never try to eat a sandwich bigger than your head. This is particularly true if you happen to suffer from TMJ issues.) One carele...