Metal Mouth Message Board

The use of bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) was first brought to the attention of the FDA's Advisory Committee on March 4, 2005. Novartis’ Zometa (zoledronic acid) and Aredia (pamidronate), Merck’s Fosamax (alendronate) and Procter & Gamble/Sanofi-Aventis’ Actonel (risedr...

Thanks so much for the encouragement... it seems to be coming back slowly. I'll post about what my Ortho says.

-MsMargo

I had no luck finding ortho toothbrushes in my local drug stores so I decided to buy on-line. I'm a real web-price-comparison shopper, so I think I found a good price on the Oral B Ortho (Braces) Toothbrush. www.americarx.com has them for $2.69 each. Shipping was $5.29 for 5 brushes. Also you can us...

Hi Folks! My braces went on March 22nd, but over the past month I've noticed that I've lost a lot of my sense of taste. At first I had the bad metal taste from my molar bands and could taste a bit of the cement, but that toned down over time. Now, I find that everything just tastes pretty bland. I e...

A bit late to the party, but... ACT, PhosFlur, and most other over-the-counter floride rinses contain the same amount of flouride. Most are now also alchohol-free. The reason that PhosFlur is more expensive is a bit like why store brand asprin is less expensive than Bayer Enteric Coated asprin - it'...

Thanks for the welcome! I can't actualy say that I remember if I had spacers on all my teeth, but I think I did. I remember that it hurt - a lot! Day 2 is much more uncomfortable than Day 1. Not so much from achey teeth, but from the brackets on the tongue side of the 4 full metal bands that I have ...

Hello Everyone! 45 years old and my braces went on today. I had them as a teenager, and boy have things changed! This time around I got to warn them I gag on impressions. The spacers drove me bonkers from pain and a desire to floss felt with religous furvor. (And I had to keep them in for 2 full wee...