Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks all for your comments! I enjoy looking at other people's progress pics as well, it's exciting to see how we are all coming along. Great movement... Your teeth look great.. September next year? Do you have other issues with your teeth? They look like they are almost straight to me.. I had two ...

It's been 5 months since I got braces, so I decided it's high time I shared with you all the progress my mouth has made. Observe! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/silvermorde/badteeth.jpg Exhibit A. Ewwwww! This was taken 1 week before I got braces. This isn't my usual bite, by the way. Just w...

Thanks guys!
Stupid as it may sound, the idea of slow movement hadn't even really occured to me! I guess we are all just in a rush to get these damn things off and enjoy our beautiful smiles

I'll check with my ortho, but thanks for the tips!

Hello all! Last week my orthodontist started me on elastic bands. He gave me a bundle of them and told me to wear them all the time, except when I am cleaning my teeth. He said I only need to change them once every 24 hours. My question relates to this topic of changing. I've read that others change...

Hi ronni, Glad to hear someone else is going through the pain! I've been braced since Feb 06, and was just introduced to my new elastic friends yesterday. I woke up about 3am this morning feeling like I'd been hit in the mouth with a brick! I took some strong pain-killers and went back to bed, and t...

Thanks, I'll grab some from the supermarket tonight and see how I go! I had read on the site that the smoky silvers and grays don't tend to stain, so I especially requested this colour from my ortho. In all fairness, he DID warn me to stay away from foods like curry, but I decided to take the risk a...

Hello all! I'm from Queensland Australia, and had my braces on since mid-February. This is my first post here, though I've been visiting this site and reading through posts for quite some time. So yes, to the problem at hand - I have a silver/gray powerchain over my ceramics, which is now a delightf...