Metal Mouth Message Board

i understand the difficulty but i can't chew with my mouth open. what i do find myself doing is chewing less and swallowing larger chunks since it hurts like hell to chew. it's so weird. when you're not chewing anything, you think your teeth don't hurt. But as soon as you chew something, you realize...

as soon as the braces are put on, there is subtle movement. i know my bite changed immediately. as for actual spaces in the teeth, that depends. the best way to notice movement is not to dwell on if movement is happening. you'll notice gradual movement but the ease/difficulty of flossing between the...

18 - 24months
0 extractions, 2 gum grafts
37 years old
ceramic top, metal bottom

i would have gotten both at the same time but i had to get my gums grafted. so i didn't get my bottoms until 8 weeks later. it was quite an adjustment. i'm still getting used to them.

stay away from sticky things and super hard foods. and...don't ever bite anything with your front teeth, i learned that lesson the hard way. i tried biting into a bagel and almost burst into tears, it hurt that bad. i don't even know why i tried to eat the bagel...momentary lapse in judgement i gues...

have had my ceramic uppers since 6/13...just got my lowers on 8/10. my lowers seem worse right now. i think it's because i'm not used to the discomfort in my lowers yet.

there is no standard, it's all contingent upon your pain threshold.

my first adjustment will be on 10/03/06, 16 weeks after my uppers and 8 weeks after my lowers.

seems like a long time for the top but my ortho ensured me that the top wouldn't be ready until then. i trust him.

i got my lowers on yesterday and i have a power chain on the back right side. i asked why and was told to rotate that tooth. i had no idea it needed rotating...i sound like car tires

i was living the high life eating whatever i wanted when i just had the ceramic uppers. braces schmaces...hah. then i got my lowers yesterday. the inside of my lower lip feels like an angry cat when postal in there. and to top it all of, my bite is now completely wonky (thank you Brits, i love this ...

i've learned more here. my ortho is good but he's too technical and i get that deer in headlights look when explains things to me. i feel that i learn better from people who are going through similar issues.

didn't have the money and i wasn't overly concerned about it. i just dealt with bad teeth. postponed it, then decided to pull the trigger so that I'm all done for the big 40 birthday blast!

i'm a married, father of one and a senior financial analyst for a fortune 25 firm. i had the same concerns too but i quickly got over them. my motto is once you commit to something, never second guess it. i'm in meetings and i present too, not with the frequency of sales, but i haven't had any probl...

flossing with these medieval torture devices on your teeth is quite an ordeal. with practice comes proficiency. my first time flossing must have taken 20 minutes. i was SO frustrated. but i forced myself to continue to do it and now it takes me 1-2 minutes to floss my uppers. i know i'll have to go ...

i've never used wax since i wanted to build up my pain tolerance and toughen the inner lining of my mouth. so far, it's worked well for me. no mouth sores or anything out of order in there

i've had my top braces since 6/13 and there is always at least 1 tooth hurting. i tried biting into a bagel the other day and i thought i was gonna pass out. i didn't even think my front teeth hurt because i was doing so much chewing with my back teeth. just hang in there. you'll be fine. i have my ...