Metal Mouth Message Board

I am so happy to hear people say they have no problem eating Cadbury's Creme Eggs and Caramel Eggs. I don't eat a lot of chocolate, but I do indulge in those at Easter. Glad to hear, with my braces going on today, that I don't have to give those up for Lent. As for the person who said they taste dif...

I got spacers put on (and molds done) this past Monday (6 March) and the braces go on this coming Monday.

Fortunately, my insurance company started covering up to $1500 for braces a few years ago so there's nearly half of the insurance negotiated rate (the negotiated rate is $800 less than what the ortho normally charges for what I need done). The rest is in-house financing, $200 down and $109 a month f...

:evil: I got the spacers put in Monday (braces go on this coming Monday). "Oh, this is the easy part." I was told. The spacers didn't want to go in, so as a result, I have a mixture of rubber and metal spacers (which poke my cheeks - giving me a hint of what the actual braces will feel lik...