Metal Mouth Message Board

Originally the first ortho consult i had (who by the way is who I went with anyway) I decided he/she is who i wanted to do my treatment becasue I got that feeling. I had one other consult and while it was not that bad, I did not get that feeling. Although with the second consult my insurance would h...

I can honestly say this site made me want to get braces. After years of not liking my smile due to gaps i was happy to find people who were not ashamed to fix their problems. Everyone I know who needs braces are too worried about how they will look with braces as opposed to how they will look after ...

I know eating was the abosolute worst thing for about a week. Then it got better. I probably lost like five pounds during that time.

My Ortho says maybe 2 1/2 years to close all the spaces and and get the right alignment.

The hardest part for me is eating it hurts, and the inside of my jaw is all cut up, it feels like i have a hole, wax is my new best friend.

Thanks to everyone for your words of encourgement and advise.

TB

I cant begin to tell you how excited I was today. It has only been like 5 hours since they put them on but it did not hurt at all. I am now beginning to feel a little pressure, or maybe its all in my head. I only have the bottoms on, the tops will be on in about 6 months or so. The only problem I re...