Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello All! Well, I will be getting a nance in a few weeks along with a bite plate. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for me on what to expect, problems to look out for, care of the appliances etc... And, for those of you who have a nance I'm wondering how long it bothered you and how long it af...

Thank you all for all the encouragement. I will definitely begin the salt water rinses! Today has been especially hard since I had no choice of what was served for lunch (I was at a conference) and there were many hard and chewy things. I left part of my lunch as my teeth were starting to hurt too m...

Thanks for the welcomes and the advice! I appreciate it. Quick question for Karen... The next step for me will be putting bands around the teeth they are spacing. Then a few weeks after that I get my nance and bite plate. It will be a few more weeks before I'm actually braced. So, the question is, s...

Hello everyone, I'm new here but have been lurking off and on for a while. I have finally gotten started on my braces journey. I got spacers last week. So, since I figure I will be reading here a bit that I'd say hello! My name is Tammy and I'm 40 years old. (soon to be 41 but who's counting that???...