Metal Mouth Message Board

Congrats on receiving a reply. I would be pleased with this reply as he is not dismissing your concerns but has explained what he is trying to do. Intruding means to push in, like to push your teeth further in. To extruct mean to bring out, so to sort of pull the teeth out a bit more. Good luck :hea...

Hi Lu Lu, sorry you're feeling so poorly, I'm stopping by for some moral support.. I can totally understand how you feel. It must have been a shock to come home with that setup when you were not expecting it. I think it is really poor form for your ortho to do that without warning you first. I would...

I think the biggest thing in all this is that without linguals, I would not have had any treatment at all. So, no, I don't regret going the lingual route..

Hi Anait! I understand your problems. A lot of people seem to say that things settle in only about 2 weeks. That was not my experience either. However, in my case, things certainly did get better eventually. I understand it can be discouraging when you feel that you're experiencing something that no...

In Australia, we can't get waterpicks. AT least not at a reasonable price and certainly not in shops. While I know that you do stock the oral Breeze, I would love to try one of the portable waterpicks that I have heard about. Thanks!

Yes, it effected me very much at work, and I do speak for my living.. I have felt reluctant to say too much on these boards because I don't want to sound negative or any thing.. A few years back, it was really not the done thing to voice any 'negatives' on here, and I found it really distressing tha...

No, you're not the only one. Lots of people here seem to have no or few problems, but I think it must depend on the shape and size of your mouth as well. I am years into this journet and while things are just about right now, I do recall 'd' being a huge problem for a long while. Please don't feel l...

Unfortunately, unlike the US wax isn't available freely in the supermarket, pharmacy etc. I know that in regional Australia, it is impossible to get other than to order it online or ring up your ortho and ask them to send you some. In the short term to ease the pain, I suggest you apply teething gel...

This happens to me rather often.. Just pull the shortest length of wire out of the brackets - use pliers and pull from the back. If there is a sharp bit sticking out from what is left, just cover with a chunk of wax. You're not going to do any harm by pulling the wire out because they are going to h...

Lingual brackets are supposed to be custom manufactured. No, that's not right - that is only true for some brands. It seems that the brand the original poster had been offered do not require custom manufacture. Some brands do, some don't. STB's are not custom made, and to answer the original questi...

Hi St! Sorry to hear you're a bit miserable at the moment. I am very sure that things will indeed get better for you, even though things are tough at the moment. Just try to keep remembering why you are doing this. I know that I had a lot of adjusting to do and found eating to be a real challenge fo...

Sorry to hear of your experience. Unfortunately a friend of mine had the same thing happen to her on her very front upper tooth. It was like the whole tooth was 'peeled'. I was astounded, not just that it happened, but that it didn't seem to worry her. As she wasn't too concerned, I don't think she ...

Hi, sorry to hear that things aren't so good for you at the moment. Here is my advice. As the others say, stay really well hydrated. Use the weekend as a time to recover. Get lots of sleep and before you go to bed have a huge drink, and smear Bonjella (baby teething gel) all over your tongue and cov...

Hi Soni, Sorry to hear that you're having problems with keeping your mouth feeling clean. I am sure that things will get much better soon. I actually find that oral hygene is so much quicker now than when my crooked teeth were all jammed together. Hopefully that will happen soon for you too. I use t...

Hi Brady Fan, Sorry to hear about your frustrations. Yes, it may sound strange but I have lingual braces and my ortho put brackets on the labial surfaces of a dozen teeth. Has been like this for about two years now. It is not usually too bad. Like you, after reading and visiting this forum for a ver...