Metal Mouth Message Board

Actually, I have both. I have retainers for the evenings and permanent retainers. Double duty, I guess. I'm having problems with my evening ones.

You can't eat potato chips with braces??? How come? I'm sure it's on the list of things you can eat. (I was cautious, but ate what I wanted during my treatment.) They just always got stuck in my brackets and I'd have to go brush my teeth or use the waterpik. It's nice not to have to jump up from th...

I asked this same question at one of my adjustments. I dreaded getting my braces off, thinking I have 20 some teeth to get that glue off. I was told that the tool they use does not compromise your enamel when they take the glue off. During my whole treatment, I've thought that I should invent a solv...

Dawna wrote:Lovely! Ok, what did you eat first???

CRUNCHY potato chips and a sandwich that DIDN'T get stuck in my teeth! AND ... I didn't have to go brush my teeth and waterpik right after eating them. Now, that is a BONUS!

Thanks for the comments. It's so hard to tell how they look since I'm my own worst critic. Debanding wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was really nervous because of a couple sensitive teeth. The ortho ripped one of my brackets off when one of the doors wouldn't open and I think I got freaked...

I got debanded yesterday and have top and bottom retainers for sleeping. I am a gagger, so every time I put them in, I gag. At the most, they have been lasting a few minutes before my gag reflex kicks in and I have to spit them out. I called the ortho and they said to ease my way into them by altern...

I'm happy to have crossed the road to the other side today. I got debanded today. Thanks to the advice from everyone here, it went very well. I took a pain pill before and I think that alleviated a lot of the pain from the sensitive teeth. I'm starting to feel it now, but the giddiness is taking ove...

Thanks, everyone for your words of encouragement! I got debanded this morning. It went well. I got permanent retainers on top and bottoms put on before taking the braces off, so I didn't get to feel naked. I might have the ortho shave one of the bottom teeth, but otherwise, I'm happy with the result...

I am finally getting my braces off tomorrow! I CAN NOT WAIT! I am very nervous as I have a couple sensitive teeth. I don't think I am going to sleep tonight! After 22 months and 1 gum surgery, I am done! I will have top and bottom permanent retainers, so I'll only be naked for a moment, but what a t...

I've had Damons for 22 months and 1 week, but who's counting?!! I am getting them off tomorrow. The only thing that I had trouble with them are the doors. They had trouble many times opening them. At one point, my ortho got frustrated and ripped one of them off. OMG did that hurt! For some reason, t...

I am getting debanded tomorrow! I am so nervous, only because I have a couple very sensitive teeth. They always seem to be the ones in which the doors don't open. I am very anxious to get these babies off, but am also very nervous. I'm taking pics tonight and will take some tomorrow to share. Ahh, t...

Thank you for the advice. It all helps! I can't wait! Only 2 1/2 days!!!!!!!!

I will be debanding next week and was wondering if any of you pros have any advice. I have 2 very sensitive teeth which they always seem to have trouble closing the doors on (Daemons). I am quite nervous that those teeth will squeal with pain. The techs are already drawing straws of which one gets m...

Congrats! Let us know how it goes!

AngelOfLife ... looks like we have the same debanding date! I can't wait to say I'm done too!!

Did anyone give a gift to the ortho office at debanding? I've heard of people doing that. If so, what do you give?