Metal Mouth Message Board

I know how you feel -- I was braced on Thursday with bite turbos making it IMPOSSIBLE to eat anything of real substance. Days 2 and 3 were bad for me... then I woke up on day 4 and I no longer had discomfort and I just felt better overall. I even ate a ham sandwich for dinner that night (cut up into...

Follow the advice that kk provided. It was a big help to me.. i was braced on 2/1. When I was having discomfort for the first few days (which I'm happy to report has gone away and I'm only on day 6!), I kept telling myself "Eyes on the prize" and remembering WHY I decided to get braces in ...

Definitely follow kk's advice! I got braced last Thursday.. the first day was okay, the 2nd and 3rd days were much worse! But, on the 4th day, it all turned around and I've had a few good days in a row! My advice is to allow yourself a few days to get used to them and don't get frustrated that you a...

Wow -- losing one of my turbos really pales in comparison!

I'm kind of surprised that they are having you wait until the 13th. I don't think I'd be happy with that answer.

Thanks for asking!

I'm doing alright. No real pain, just some discomfort. I've been doing the salt water rinses and I've found that rubbing my gums helps too. The turbos are pretty awful!

Days 2 and 3 were definitely worse than day 1. I'm hoping day 4 is GREAT!!

I'm having speech problems too. I also have turbos, so that makes it even worse! I definitely think we hear ourselves worse than others do, as many people (even my Dad!) have told me that I sound fine. What I'm doing is consciously speaking more slowly and enunciating better. I'm also speaking more ...

I know this sounds crazy since I just got braced yesterday, but it seems like one of my front bottom teeth has already moved. It's hitting the bracket of the next tooth over. I don't want to overreact and call the ortho because I know they know what they're doing, but the tooth in question is more c...

I have Damon's so, sadly, no colors!

Yay!!!

I can't wait for my turbos to be off!!

Well, after two hours in the chair, I'm braced!

So far, so good! I've taken some pain medication to hold off any pain (I have an issue with mouth pain!). My speech is pretty bad right now, but I'm happy that they're on!!!

Tomorrow is the big day. I'm really excited and I can't wait to get this started! I'm getting my braces tomorrow at 8:00 and I'm totally excited!!!

I haven't posted much, but I lurk a lot and I just wanted to say that this board has been really helpful for me in preparing for my braces journey!

Wow! They look great!

I'd be so happy to have them off 10 months early!!

That's awesome!

I'll be anxious to hear how it goes for you and amd and ladylikeruby, as I'm getting braced (Damon 3's) on Thursday, Feb 1.

Good luck!!!

If all goes according to the plan, I'll be 37.

Good luck!

You sound exactly like me...except I'm getting mine on Feb 1 (and I'm a little older than you!) I'll be looking forward to hearing how it goes for you on the 11th!!