Metal Mouth Message Board

i found this site the day after i was braced! its been a great help. i decided this year i would finally get braces as i was always really self concious about my teeth, and thought that they would only get worse with time. i'm so glad i made the right decision and time is going by really quickly, so...

are waterpicks available in australia?

they sound like they work wonders! i want one. i find it really hard to floss with braces!

your results are awesome!

wow
your teeth look awesome!

congrats on your new beautiful smile.

i've had my braces on since july 18th, and i still can't chew properly. i can't bite into anything... it is too painful. i've been using my back teeth to chew. i'm yet to get my brackets on my two 7's because the area at the back of my mouth was still swallon from surgery. next visit i'm getting the...

the first few days of my braces journey...my lips felt much bigger... its been a couple of weeks now and i don't really notice them. i was very concious at the start, and found it hard to close my mouth as my lips were getting stuck lol... as the days go by everything is getting much easier!

another aussie here too!!

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i agree this site has been really helpful.

thanks guys!!

congrats!!

i ate mcdonalds last night, i ate my McChicken burger with a knife and fork... it took me 30 minutes to eat it. i chewed my burger and a few fries on my back teeth. this is probably something i don't recommend doing! i promised myself i'd never eat mcdonalds again.......but i can't help myself, all ...

i had my 4 wisdom teeth and 2 pre molars removed at the end of june under a general anaesthetic at hospital. i did not want to be awake for the extration of the two pre molars, so my orthodontist said that i'm going to have to get my wisdom teeth out later on in my life so i might as well get the wi...

thanks everyone for your replies!

sorry i'm new to this!

your not the only one!

i'm on my 8th day... and my teeth still hurt! and i've got my first ulcer! lol.

hey all, i got braces put on last tuesday so its been 8 days now since i got them put on. i'm still eating soft foods due to the pain i've suffered when i've tried to bite into something. eating has been such a pain for me, and i'm sure for all of you as well. so i'm just wondering what all of you g...

i chose my payment for my braces to be straight up because we got a 5% discount!

its all so expensive...

all up the cost for:
- my braces (& all visits and retainer afterwards convered)
- 4 wisdom teeth & 2 pre molars removed
- general anaesthestic
- hospital fee

= over $8000

i just got my braces put on yesterday and on june 28th i had 6 teeth removed under a general anaesthetic at hospital. (4 wisdom teeth & 2 pre molars). my face was very swollen afterwards and bruised after 5 days. my bed, rest & painkillers were my best friends for about 8 days! my last stitc...