Metal Mouth Message Board

OMG Meryaten you know what? I never thought of the lipstick comparison! You are absolutely right! i'll remember that. I did do the quiet, non sporting event restroom thing last weekend at lunch. Some chick walked in while I was spitting and looked @ me sideways and i just smiled my biggest silver sm...

Ellebee i did not have as bad of a first couple of days as you but i can say that it does get better with each day for the discomfort. And i am learning to talk better with my braces (they've been in for a little over a week) although I do have to concentrate more on speaking clearly than I used to....

New Metal yes i have that speaking problem too - i never associated it with dehydration meryaten - i will keep an eye on that. I first noticed it when i was trying to change my voice mail message on my cell. Speaking of things you can no longer do easily - i have a horse. one of the "cues"...

How annoying. i agree good for you on insisting they fix it. When my stepson got his brackets four of them popped off in the waiting room while he was checking out for the day! At least it happened while he was still there!

I agree with everyone too on the negative slant to his article and it is a point well taken that kk makes that it is a reflection of the writer and our society in general. I thought the same thing meryaten about the girl who had to get braces again - and who's fault was that honey???? Unfortunately,...

Usually 3 - morning, lunch and night. My night cleaning is the most detailed - i floss then. In the morning after i brush I use anticeptic rinse. Plus I "clean up" anytime i snack - ie - rinse the gunk out, pick if i need to, etc. Saturday I'll be going to my first football game since gett...

Good luck! It is a great adventure.

OH yeah, you gotta do the glittery or it just isn't even worth it! I can't speak for science teacher but the color i have is called "glimmer". I'd highly recommend it! :P Thanks to everyone for their kind words of support! I'm so psyched for my first adjustment - I am ready for colored ligs!

I'm sure other old women here will agree with me when i say that someday you'll wonder why you cared so much what they (your high school friends) thought in the first place! :wink: Be happy and be proud you are doing something good for yourself and in the long term, your health. Many things as an ad...

I started out with silver too in order to break myself in slowly. But it is boring! Go for Black!

OMG i am SO getting black the next time. It calls to the closet goth in me!

Ummmm..... if i could grow up to look like johnny depp, or since i'm a chick if i could grow up and land johnny depp well heck yes!

Me too on the head butt - only it was my DOG! Just last night and jeez it hurt! My stepson is in braces at the same time as me. He got his a week before I did. It is cool to know what he is experiencing and I too think that it helps my attitude because i HAVE to be positive and not a whiner so that ...

Well, my day has finally come and gone. After two months of consultations, extractions, spacers and bands i finally have a car in my mouth! Or at least that's how i chose to describe it instead of saying metal mouth and then my kid said - but cars are mostly fiberglass and i said - details, details,...

So far, and i'm only in bands right now - my B-day is next wednesday - but evenso I notice that if i'm eating around other people I take really really really small bites and TRY to chew properly, although I must admit that things seem to be getting swallowed in bigger pieces! If i am by myself, ya'l...