Metal Mouth Message Board

hey, Peach, i had the same problem with my lower expander!! i got there and she tried to fit it in for 2 hours, during which time she ended up numbing my entire face b/c it hurt so bad =( then she gave up and was like, they didn't make it right, we have to take a new mold and make a new one. needles...

i guess upper expanders are more common, but does anyone have more info on lower ones? i've had my lower one in for about 3 weeks and i've finally stopped drooling so much! haha but, i was just wondering about progress and success with these. my top expander has had great success, so i'm really plea...

hey sirith, i don't know if you can avoid getting food stuck completely, but what science teacher said is pretty good about putting food as far back as you can. i also found that drinking between each bite . . .drinking LOTS between each bite is helpful for dislodging food. and kinda swishing the wa...

hey everyone, i haven't been on here in a while! but last night i got in a lower expander -- don't know the technical term -- but now i have a HAAS on top and this new one. anyone have any suggestions (other than wax, b/c it won't stay on the bottom! and salt water rinses) for dealing with this bad ...

well, ABraces, I haven't taken particular notice of my teeth moving, BUT since I read your post yesterday, I had the craziest dream last night about how all of my teeth were seriously loose and wiggling everywhere! Yikes! Of course, when I woke up I had to check them, and was like, "Phew! They'...

hey! i have an expander in, and i have a sore exactly like the one your described! well, actually, mine's gone down quite a bit in the last week but i really haven't done anything differently. . .so i guess this isn't all that helpful! haha but, at least i can sympathize with you =) hope it gets bet...

hey, i agree about the little mascara brush thinger. . .i bought mine at wal-mart , it's a little container with about 200 for $3.00.

anyways, i love those things! good luck with your expander! =)

thanks for the encouragement! i realized i came off sounding negative about the exander. . .whoops! i've actually made great progress with my top one in the last 2 months, so i expect good things with this one, too. i just know my students at school will be teasing me all over again -- all in good f...

so, i got spacers put in on the bottom last night. . . .and they are giving me the weirdest sensation! not painful. . .it's almost like a tickle! are anyone else's gums tickelish? haha i know i'm a weirdo. anyways, next thursday i get my bottom expander in =( boooo! that will be two expandars at onc...

so i have a kind of ridiculous question. but i'm going to ask it anyway. here's the story: i finally met the love of my life :D turns out we grew up together haha so now we want to get married and fairly soon -- but i just got braces on 3 weeks ago (we've been dating for a few months, though) he doe...

well, i am nowhere near getting my braces off. i don't even have them yet! haha i just have a RPE, and since i've gotten it on i've developed tinnitus. i had it just a little before, b/c i grind my teeth like a mad woman at night. . .and during the day. gosh. but, it's gotten a lot worse over the la...

well, pretty much everyone i know has said, "oh, you're teeth are fine. i don't know why you'd put yourself through this." and my friend's husband went so far as to add " . . .at the prime of your life!" as if this was the worst thing that could ever happen to a 24 year old. *sig...

thanks guys! i think i just want the expander out b/c it's hard to talk with :oops: haha anyways, i know i don't need extractions b/c my teeth aren't that crowded. but, they are very tight with slight overlapping of my central and lateral incisors and my canines, but my arch isn't narrow or V shaped...

okay. . . so i'm a little slow with things here. i've seen alot of posts involving damon braces, and finally i was like, "what the heck are those!?!" so i looked them up. according to their add, it's possible to have them and. . . . . NOT have an expander!!!! is that true? has anyone had a...

kay, i hate to keep posting about this expander thing. . . it's only been in since monday (1/15) night. but, i talked to my ortho today and she seemed suprised about how i sounded -- which is still pretty rough, i guess. i'm a teacher, so i talk all day. admittedly i haven't practiced reading the ra...