Metal Mouth Message Board

Welp, its been about 2 weeks since ive been braced. Yay! The sensitivity and everything has pretty much gone away. Im still having problems biting into food, but hopefully I'll get over that.

I have a question: is it safe to chew gum? Im growing tired of popping tic-tacs

Good luck with everything!!

12 months is nada, ive got 30. Just got mine on today actually.

I just had braces put on today. Its definetly better than the spacers.

I had the 2 metal and 5 blue rubber ones. The metal ones actually werent that bad. I think the blue ones were killer. Good luck with the braces!!!

Thanks ya'll for all the encouragement and support. Im new here, but im starting to love yall. :D I got my braces put on this morning. So far, its not as bad as I had imagined. The separaters were hell so i expected the braces to be so much worse. The whole procedure took about 2 hrs, although he wa...

Thanks Shinysmile, that makes me feel a little better

Howdy Yall, Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 19 and in college. I live in the great state of Texas and it is what i call home. Ive always been self conscious about my teeth, but its not that bad. I notice it more than others do. I finally decided to take the plunge and get braces, for me....