Metal Mouth Message Board

I just got light pink put on and my teeth look so white!!!

I am still in braces with a little while to go, but I to will get the gum contouring to show off more of my teeth and a little bonding for some chips and to even out my teeth from grinding. My question is do you need to communicate what you want to do after braces with your ortho? Will this at all a...

I too have the same issue. I posted on here totally freaked out about it. Before braces I had a slightly gummy smile (which I plan to get corrected with laser contouring) but one day after my braces were on for abuot 3 months and the spaces started to close my gums were covering a lot of my tooth!. ...

I too have swollen puffy gums but not de to a bite pallet. I was freaked out one day when I woke up and they were all swollen. The places between my teeth even where there were no spaces are puffy and seem to growing down my tooth but to not hurt and are not irritated. When I went it last week for a...

Well, I guess I better start saving now! My ortho said today that the puffy gum thing was exactly what you mentioned. The gaps closing and the tissue being pushed together. Nothing that concerned him.

Thanks again for your feedback!

Yes! It is in my upper arch where I am closing gaps. My treatment is for closing gaps and a slight overbite. Its just wierd to wake up and see that because although I have only been braced for about 3 months the gaps started to close right away they just got swollen all of a sudden. Makes me feel be...

Hi All- I was very bad last night. I had some candy while watching a movie and fell asleep while watching it without brushing my teeth :oops: I woke up this morning and was about to brush and floss when I noticed my gums were swollen! Do you think this is because I did not brush last night? I of cou...

Thanks all!!! I feel a bit at ease that it doesnt seem to be getting worse. I will try and chew on it to see if its getting better though. If not, I will call him on Monday.

Hi All- I have been braced for a little under 2 weeks. I just got my spacers off on Monday and the molar bands put on. When I had the spacers in, the right side hurt a lot more so the little chewing I could do, I had to do on my left side. Now with the bands on I cannot chew on the left side. I have...

Welcome!!! Its only been 5 days and I still feel like EVERYONE is looking at me saying "look at her HUGE mouth" :) Its really silly cuz they dont look bad at all. I remember the night or two before I was thinking omigosh, a 26 year old with braces!!!! But then If found this site and was li...

I got fully braced this monday. I had my consult about 2 months ago, but wanted to think about it and do more research. At the consult my ortho came in asked me what I wanted to do, and then told me risks and possible issues with achieving my expected results. Had I opted to do it, they would have p...

I can for sure tell stuff is happening. I do have that loose tooth feeling and some soreness. Also, my bottom teeth were harder to floss last night too. That makes me feel better! I will keep you posted after my appt on monday!

Take care!
Tia

Rice and the dental floss thing!!! I am only at day 2 and flossing is a pain. For about 2 hours I had a shred of floss about the size of a hair that I could feel with my tounge but couldnt get it out!!! I drove me crazy!!!! Glad to hear I am not the only one!

I thought I was going crazy because everywhere I read people had their spacers off before getting the braces and I have been trying to figure out how my braces were working with out linking to my molars. I still have my spacers in until Monday then I guess I will get the bands on my molars to connec...

I was wondering if anyone here has or knows of braces and spacers being put on at the same time? I just got braced yesterday, ceramic tops and metal bottoms. But I have 4 spacers in-3 metal, that were put in when my braces went on. I have to go back next week for another hour long appt. so I am assu...