Metal Mouth Message Board

That's ok...no one is really looking at how attractive you are when you sleep right? It is like wearing your favorite PJs no matter how much they make you look like a kid or how many holes they have in them. They make you comfy and that is all that matters

I have had bands on all of my second molars from the beginning of my treatment (one year 7 days!). My ortho has talked of putting bands on all of the last molars toward the end of treatment but she wanted to get some of the others where she wanted them first. Maybe that is what your is doing. If the...

I chew gum all the time too. Mostly dentyne sugarfree. I don't like the fruit flavor cause all I can taste is artificial sweetner so I do the mint flavors. Chewing is really good for getting your teeth to move.

I will be most likely 24 when I get them off....Unless I go way over my expected date

I just got elastics today and I hate them already. It is encouraging to hear you all say that it gets better. Sometimes when things are new and the pain is bad you forget that it takes time for things to adjust so you can feel better. I was told to wear them all day and toss them out and replace the...