Metal Mouth Message Board

You guys are WONDERFUL! Thanks for sharing your stories! And it's great to know that I wasn't the only one having a "last supper" weekend before getting the braces on. Dark_angel: Thanks for sharing the "bracing" process with us. Now I have an idea on what will happen tomorrow. I...

I am getting braced tomorrow (april 19th) at 11:15am and I was wondering if anyone else has gotten their done this month as well. Would love to hear everyone's experience, whether you were braced this month or not. I had a very "special" long weekend, munching on popcorn, starbursts, hard ...

ganeshacake, I have a similar problem, although my braces aren't on yet. I have a missing tooth on my lower left side, about a 7mm gap and my ortho said that I'll be needing an elastic and a "seat filler" during my treatment for my left side. After the treatment, I will be wearing a wire r...

Thanks to everyone for their encouraging and supportive words! You guys are wonderful! :) Since I won't be braced until April 19th, I would like to spend the next few weeks eating stuff I will need to avoid once the braces go on....Could a few of you supply lists of what those are foods are? I am sa...

Hi! I just wanted to say thanks to everyone on the message board for preparing me on the "braced" journey. I just had my xrays, photos, impressions done and I will be braced in about a month, but I am already really nervous about it. There were moments where I have been so nervous about th...