Metal Mouth Message Board

I have the combo and so far (after only two days) I've had no complaints. I like that I only have to worry about losing/destroying one removable retainer and flossing only takes an extra 2 seconds to thread under the wire.

I'm amazed at all off you who follow the list and have even broken habits based on the "no no list." I'm sitting here thinking about how I haven't had a Diet Pepsi in 6 hours and we have none in the house. I can't even imagine my life without soda. My goal for now is to limit my soda intak...

Went with a dark blue powerchain on top and yellow ligs on bottom. No picture though I do have a silly question. Does anyone else get nervous before an adjustment, not because of pain or worry about what they'll be doing, but about not being able to decide on a color? I actually have had nights befo...

I know this thread has died, but I still think Extra is AMAZING! I tried a few kinds right after the top ones went on and one kind took me 15 minutes to unwind and pull off the little cleats on the inside of my bands. After that I stick to Extra ( although I do like Orbitz) because it has a firm tex...

Well...had an adjustment today. All went well and my ortho even seems psychic. One of my front teeth decided to take a trip north from day one and I was starting to get paranoid that it looked funny since my front two teeth were uneven. I kept telling myself it was ok and I still have a while, but I...

I think I've eaten just about everything on the no-no list. Homemade peanut brittle and taffy were probably the worst. I am really careful about where and how I chew and test everything tentatively. The only thing I have a huge problem with is gum. I keep wrapping it around the cleats and hooks on m...

I had to take the day off because of the way shifts are scheduled where I worked, but I ended up going straight from the ortho to a late lunch with my parents. I even too advantage of being able to chew and had a big salad. The "pain" was mild and didn't start for me for 4 days. The only t...

I was spaced twice, once two weeks before and once a week before banding. At the banding I had brackets and wire placed, but only on top. If you are not having bands, or at least not spacers, you are lucky. The banding kinda hurt a little, not bad, but annoying. My ortho made a big deal about the ap...

Okay...So It's been like 3 months since I was supposed to have my bottoms on and now it'll be done in 2 days. I had to wear a weird little splint for a while. That was awkward. I had a horrible lisp and drooled like a St. Bernard. Fortunately after 2 weeks I had already thrown it away and when I wen...

I kinda forgot to post right away after my first adjustment. That first month and a half was kinda wierd. First my front teeth moved apart. That was frightening, a gap formed where there never had been one. Then, a few days before my adjustment my teeth snapped back together. I was happy, but man wa...

I was so nervous and excited to be braced panicked when they handed me a chart with colors. I saw two and pointed too them: Purple and Orange. I wanted something that stood out.

WOW!! It's already been 2 week (today) since my braces went on. Not too bad. I only wish I had looked at a calender ahead of time since the State Fair started only 4 days later and I worked everyday at one of the booths. Oh well, no caramel apples or corn dogs this year. I didn't have time to do muc...

I've experimented with all kinds of different mouthwashes in the last few weeks and I'm getting hooked on the green Crest Pro Health. The blue clumped but the green hasn't. I also like the Citrus Literine. I've also been trying different toothpastes, so it depends on what flavor of toothpast I go wi...

Well... not too bad. I had a late lunch with my parents imediately afterwards and went shopping. It has been like 8 hours and I can feel where my cheeks are getting shredded already, but I'll live. I went with purple and orange and I laughed. I have an inside joke with my friends that purple is asso...

I have less than 24 hours before my appointment. I'm getting the top tomorrow and the bottoms in a month or so. I don't know if I'm nervous our excited.