Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks to all for the information and personal stories you have sent to me. It really does help to know that other people are going thru the same things and have some experience in what is normal <grin>! My next adjustment is in 8 weeks! Only 17 more months to go

thanks for answering my question. I am sure at the end of this whole process I will a dental wiz too....UGH....time for more wax. Karen

I was reading the thread about different colored elastic ligatures. I don't have those...I have metal wire wrapped around each individual bracket, twisted and clipped and the ends pushed under the wire. Is this something that normally happens at the beginning of treatment and then they go to the ela...

Drinking plenty of water and I cracked a tooth right before I had the braces started so lots of xrays and probing so I know there are no infections anywhere else. Thanks for the support!!!!!!!!!! Karen

Ever since I got my braces on the top in January and then got the bottoms today I have had a very dry mouth..has anyone else had this problem? I have clear on top and every since I got those first set of braces I have had a metal taste in my mouth. It's worse today with the new lower braces. I also ...

I have an overbite and my bad habit is put my tongue in front of my teeth and then SUCK on the front teeth to urge them backwards...just a weird habit I have picked up since I got those top braces. Karen

I got my bottom braces on today which seemed to actually help my speech, since I already had the tops...it was like there was suddenly too much going on in my mouth to worry about how I was talking. I also read to my daughter every night and I try to pick the Dr. Seuss books with alot of sssss so th...

Excuse me if I send this off to computer ether black hole but I am trying to respond to leopardprint. I am a "board" newbie too. I can remember being in college and eating peanut butter and kidney beans for dinner cause that was all I had and I needed gas to get to my classes that week. Wh...

Hi, I am a corporate Technical Recruiter that just got my top braces at the end of January and have the bottoms scheduled for the end of February. I finally decided to do something for myself and picked BRACES of all things! UGH! Originally I had to go in to get a tooth repaired (crown) that I crack...