Metal Mouth Message Board

Yeah! I wear that appliance, its bad at first, but you can remove it , but not so often, I always removed mine when i went to class, cause i had trouble with my lisp, and to eat ,brush and for parties. your speech will improve in no time! http://xs103.xs.to/xs103/06286/IMG_02251.jpg click here to vi...

First day I got expander, was ashamed to take a picture of my teeth http://xs103.xs.to/xs103/06286/IMG_02251.jpg ummm i dont remember how many days difference the 2 bellow pics were oh well I think the first one was week 2 and the second was month 1 1/4-1/2 http://xs103.xs.to/xs103/06286/IMG_0266.jp...

:arrow: When I first got my braces, I felt like I wasn't going to be able to eat anything. However my friends who had braces before told me they ate anything if they cut it into pieces. So its not that bad :-) I just dont rip appart food with my front teeth, I put pieces of food with a fork or with ...

I dont love my ortho
I love my mom

The orthos are nice because they are getting your money.
hehe well most of them.


-Camus

I hope Kiwi stays!

I take a water bottle with me so I dont have to keep moistening up my braces. Or try some other liquid that keeps them moistened up.

_camus

Hi My top braces were put on last week, I read here how its suppose to make your teeth hurt or feel pressure shortly till a day after, but somehow i dont feel any pressure, Today I put my finger on the archwire and I expected it to be really tight but its not that tight, So how tight are these archw...

Thank you , I did not know what most of those terms meant!

My top braces are on since today!
i still have to wear the removable expander though for a couple of more months ! I cant wait to see some changes! wohoo.

-Camus

Hi everyone I'm 26 and I had my braces fitted on Monday. I was really being positive about the whole experience of getting braces and how it would affect my life and seemed to be coping well with this new foreign object in my mouth and everyone talking to me but looking at my mouth! Everyone in wor...

Its very similar to a hawley retainer but it has a little hole in it and you turn the key once a day or once a week. I used to have one about 7 years ago and i cant remember what the name was. It wasnt so bad. Im envious though, yours is green mine was pink. Actually i probably have mine in a drawe...

I have to wear this like for a couple of months, I thought I was going to get one of those expanders that are difficult to remove and install but this thing isnt so bad, Its like a removable arch expander im guessing? The dentist said I could remove it for eating and if I have to speak clearly. Caus...

Hi camus , Congratulations on saving the money for being able to pursue orthodontic treatment. I have had an upper arch expander for 5 weeks. I found the first week I had some minor difficult with my speech and by the end of the second week my speech was alot better. By the 4th week my speech was b...

Hi, I am a 23 years old student In my entire lifetime I remember going to the dentist only about 3 times since my single mom didnt have much money thus My top and bottom teeth are crowded. I gathered up courage and money to finally go by myself to the dentist, it was so embarassing; but to tell you ...