Metal Mouth Message Board

i've eaten almost everything on the no-no list. i'm not even careful, but maybe i naturally eat carefully or something. haha. the only problems i had was when i ate popcorn, it was harder than usual to get a sharp kernel shell out of under my gums, and when i chew gum, sometimes it sticks to the ins...

also, i don't see noticable results over night like the person above does. my teeth are moving VERY ssslllooowwwlllyyy.

yeah, i've noticed that i get that achy, burning sensation in the roots of my teeth in the evenings. it usually comes in spurts, where i will feel it ALOT for a few days, then i don't feel them at all for a few days. does anyone know why this happens?

i had an extraction a few years back, plus one many years before that. the injections are what i hated the most during the procedure. i believe that for bottom teeth, an injection in the roof of the mouth is not required. however, when i had a tooth pulled on the top, i had to get a shot in the roof...

yeah, i realize from reading people's posts how much i don't know about orthodontics. i guess i just really don't understand how it works.. i had no idea that some wires were considered active and inactive. so does the inactive just apply mild pressure on teeth and move them a tiny bit in order for ...

this is mostly directed to a few posts up where they were talking about TMJ. my case is different. everytime i open my jaw, my left joint cracks loudly.. very classic of tmjd. but i don't have the problem because of my bite. in fact, i've had pretty much the same bite my whole life and i never had a...

i have had my braces for a month now. while they really don't hurt crazy bad, they have caused some minor discomfort. the kind of pain i have had is really annoying. it's not the eating that hurts so bad. sometimes when i eat, i will find that a random tooth is sore. not so bad. what's bothering me ...

yeah, my teeth go through phases where different teeth do the clicking thingy. i like it.. it's kind of an obsessive thing i guess. but even when i didn't have braces, sometimes i could make my teeth click. but i was wondering if it is bad to keep making my teeth click with my tongue. does anyone kn...

i got braced a month ago and i have self ligating braces, too. but mine are "system R's" (www.gacinovation.com). i have all metal on the bottom and clear with metal archwire on the top. the bottom ones have the snap down brackets that the wire snaps directly into. however, i may not have s...

ok, i wrote a few days ago (only 2-3 days after getting my spacers) and bragged about how they weren't that bad. but then day 4 kicked in and it wasn't until then that eating really started to hurt and it still does. well, i have had them in for a week now and i get them taken out tomorrow to get my...

poloaa, not everyone who gets spacers has trouble eating. i got mine in yesterday and i am experiencing an ANNOYING, dull ache.. but i find that i actually like eating. the pressure of eating feels good on my teeth. painkillers don't seem to do anything. i have rubber spacers on my bottom molars and...