Metal Mouth Message Board

I am in a very similar situation as Granola described ...I was in braces for several years (expander, metal bands and brackets, etc., etc.) for years as a teen. Was told by my ortho back then to wear my retainer all day/night for a year, then only at night until age 18 (another 18 months or so). Bec...

They're off!!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: I was getting very paranoid, just SURE my ortho was going to change his mind and not take them off today, but he did!!!!! :-)o What a great Thanksgiving Day present! I followed a lot of advice from these boards, including brushing with "sensitive tee...

Cristie, First of all, good luck! Good for you that you are doing this -- it is a long process, but like many things that are hard work, in the end the results are worth it!! :-* My experience was that I could eat VERY small bites of most "allowed" foods after the first two or three days (...

Thanks, AttaGirl. I am still learning about such things, and think that erring on the side of caution is wise.
I'll post back about my experience upon return!
Tarheel

Hi, everyone! Well, unless my ortho changes his mind, I'm just three days away from being "naked!" (I've become VERY paranoid about this -- somehow I can't believe I'm going to be "braces off" in just a few days!) :jump: I wanted to update everyone...I did some research and altho...

Thanks for all of the good advice. Those of you who've had overseas experiences (or friends or patients who did), I appreciate your honesty and your willingness to share the info. I'm going to check into everything very carefully. I haven't come this far to mess things up now! :wink: Will keep you p...

Thanks, everyone for your thoughtful and informative replies! I love this forum. I did as you all suggested and went to my ortho this afternoon. We had a good conversation, and he cautioned me about being sure about quality work (the same caution as some of you have given -- and I promise y'all I wi...

Thanks, KK!! Yes, if I lived closer to Thailand and Fiji, I would want to be there all the time and I would eat all those wonderful foods constantly. The ortho assistants always laugh at me because my smoke powerchains come off yellow - my partner and I have a "curry fest" for the two or t...

Hi, everyone! I'm a newbie to the ArchWired site, and cannot BELIEVE that I missed this site while I have been in ortho treatment. I'm now approaching two years with my braces on (for the second time -- I was in them at age 14-16 and now again from age 36-38!), and my doc told me I'm getting my brac...