Metal Mouth Message Board

It was a money issue. My Father passed away when I was 11 and my
Mother struggled to raise me and my younger Sister on her own. We
always had a roof over our heads, food in our stomach, and clothes on
our backs but there wasn't much left over at the end of each month.

-Bill

To butcher an old proverb ... pain is in the teeth of the brace wearer. Each person's pain tolerance is different -- sounds like yours is through the roof if you went through two drug-free child births. For me, it's hit and miss with the discomfort. I wouldn't call it "painful" ... more li...

dubnobass, While I haven't tried the "snip the zip-lock" method, I have a few questions of my own: 1) Do you plan on squeezing the snipped zip-lock bag and, if so, how do you ensure the liquid goes into the straw instead of out of the hole and down the outside of the bag? Or were you plann...

Nahky, The Zip-N-Squeeze instructions tell you not to use the bags with "hot" liquids ... the liquids should be "warm." And, yes, the bag is meant to be squeezed. When I tested one the other night I both squeezed the bag and sucked liquids through the straw. Both methods worked o...

Well, after reading the OP's negative comments on the Zip-N-Squeeze bags, I decided to dust off my new blender and try one of the bags out (I've had Zip-N-Squeeze bags for a couple of months now in preparation for upper/lower/genio surgery that isn't even scheduled yet!). When I opened the box up my...

Dr Randall posted a response to a similar question a few months ago: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They should be included if the do not line up. I don't usually put the second molar bands on at the beginning of treatment but more like the second h...

Dr Randall posted a response to a similar question a few months ago: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They should be included if the do not line up. I don't usually put the second molar bands on at the beginning of treatment but more like the second h...

Teigyr, me too! I've had my Zip-N-Squeeze bags, heat/cold wraps (bought 2), and nutrition book for a couple of months now. I also went Blender shopping at Kohls ... they had a "buy 1 get 1 at half price" sale so I now have 2 blenders ready to go. I think my next "get ready" purch...

Hey there. When I had my back molars bracketed it took nearly five weeks for my cheeks and gums to toughen up ... by far the most pain and trouble I've had while in braces (1 year, 3 months and counting) :x . I found that it helped to use a bit more of the wax than I normally would and I didn't use ...

Give a look at this web-site: http://www.gtf.com.my/eng/html/main.htm It appears that this corporation is based in Southeast Asia and, while I couldn't find a link to ordering the GTF milk powder, there are several contact phone numbers and an e-mail address for asking questions. Good luck.

I'm with ya Brandy ... doing full braces, LeFort I (3 pieces) for the upper jaw, BSSO for the lower jaw, and genio for the chin. I've been in the braces for about 14 months now and the Ortho is estimating another 3 1/2 months before the teeth will be in final position so the surgery can take place. ...

The Ortho is giving you his best "guestimate" based on his years of experience and previous cases similar to yours. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt unless there's other reasons which could cause you to question his timeline.

Hiya Lucyloop, I had something similar this past summer when I moved from San Diego to Quantico, VA. The Ortho basically removed the archwire from the upper and lower brackets and replaced them with, what I like to call, "turbo-charged powerchains." The intent was to lock the teeth into a ...