Metal Mouth Message Board

Actually, as Im new to all this, I meant to ask, how often do people tend to rinse with salted water? Is this a once a day thing, and before or after mouthwash?

So I went to my ortho today to get wired, and he put a contraption between two upper molars so that they don't move with everything else. I've a powerchain btwn two molars on one side so that one of the molars rotates. When it rotates there will be enough space for a misaligned front tooth to move b...

Hey, thanks for that, did a search and found a few alright, most seems old though, from 04 and 05 - looking for support in 2006! I'd just like to know there are people here going through the same thing.... I reckon it'd make me more confident about it

Hi everyone, I'm relatively new, have my braces for 6 days. Just wondering are there any Irish on here? Can't remember seeing many older people with braces in Ireland, how do people tend to react to yours

Hey there, I got my braces on 2nd May also, can't believe just looking on here how many people have been braced in the last week! Anyway, my top teeth are banging into my lower brackets and it's very annoying alright. Told my ortho and he said it would be corrected when my lower teeth start moving. ...

Hey, thanks for that guys, I'm really hoping to be able to chew soon, and yes, hopefully when the spacers come out it will be easier

Hi Everyone, glad I found this forum, it's been great to read about other peoples experiences - makes me feel so much better about my braces. I had my "Bond Up" on Tuesday so I got some brackets on and spacers placed in almost all my back molars. This was very uncomfortable as the space be...