Metal Mouth Message Board

I change mine everytime I brush my teeth after eating. The super heavy 1/8 were a challenge to get on and I found it easier to use the hook and put them in from top to bottom. The sad part is that the older you get, the harder it is to see the little buggers!

My Water pik is dying after about 1 month of use. I was about to purchase another one and many of the reviews say the same thing about the units pooping out after a short amount of use. What models are people using and what are you happy with?

I have been braced for the second time now for 4 weeks. I just had an adjustment because my molars would not touch and I could only eat stuff I could squish between my tongue and roof of my mouth. The new adjustment was a shocker. New top wire, power chain and super heavy elastics. Ouch!! My molars ...

I completely feel your pain! I had 12 spacers in for about 2 weeks and was going nuts with them too. They seemd to stick up above my teeth and if I tried to bite down then they pushed into my gums. A waterpick with warm water seemed to help a bit because they felt more flexible. I did blast one of t...

Ibuprofen should work better than aspirin since it is an anti-inflammatory. Try taking it at regular intervals for pain. I also got some relief with my waterpick using warm water and drank a lot of warm stuff like tea and coffee. The worst part is knowing that you can pick the things out. I had 12 s...

This is my second time around and I was wondering if anyone has had problems with their molar bands hitting against teeth when they bite down? I just got parts of 2 bands sanded down and now I am just barely able to make contact with my back teeth. I look forward to eating something solid once again.