Metal Mouth Message Board

OK, it has been a while since I posted. There have been very few occasions in my life when I have counted down days until a significant event happens......well, I am in the middle of one now, and it will be 6 days until my braces are off!!!! My question is about retainers. How many different types a...

OK, it has been a while since I posted. There have been very few occasions in my life when I have counted down days until a significant event happens......well, I am in the middle of one now, and it will be 6 days until my braces are off!!!! My question is about retainers. How many different types a...

I have had my braces now for about 8 days. I have already noticed some movement among my teeth, which is awesome. I had a couple of teeth that slightly overlapped on the corners, and certain teeth that were once touching each other not have a slight amount of space! Is this common to notice movement...

So, it has been 3 days..... Today is the first day that I didn't wake up in lots of pain! However, the more that I talk, the more that I begin to hurt. The brackets in the back of my mouth dig in to the insides of my cheeks, and talking seems to make this worse. Today is the first day that I have ha...

So.....I got braced today, clear on top and bottom! Here is what got me to this point: My teeth are really not that bad, but I have an impacted canine, although it is exposed in the front (fortunately enough to put a bracket on). Last December, I began asking my dentist about my options to get it ta...