Metal Mouth Message Board

Phew! Glad that's over!!! It -was- because of progress and it was almost 1/4 inch of wire! While I was waiting for the Motrin to kick-in last night, I tried to snip it off myself with some electrical wire cutters. lol-I could barely fit them in my mouth and when my husband saw what I was doing, he t...

I'm confused about something, I will try to explain the situation as clearly as possible. A few hours ago, I noticed that my wire is extending FAR beyond my last bracket on the top (right side). I really thought I lost a bracket because the wire has been rubbing horribly over the weekend, it's very ...

Well, they're off!!! They look great! I was really really weirded out at first because my teeth looked so big without brackets, but the weirdness has gone away. The only thing is my teeth still feel kinda sore. Is that normal? I guess I figured once they were off, the soreness would go away too. No...

Thank you for the well-wishes kiwi and straighter. I feel much better today! I'm getting a little raw from the brackets and I've almost got the hang of this wax stuff. So far, so good! I'm happy I found this place as I can only vent so much here at home. My daughter will need braces in a few years a...

Good vibrations is a device you put in your mouth for 15 minutes before the pain starts. They say to use it right after adjustments. go to www.smileshop.com and go to brace relief and they have it on there. I think it's 19.00. Seems to be working so far. Don't know when the discomfort usually start...