Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm on week 5 with my new braces (ceramic uppers, metal lowers)...so far so good. It seems I never can tell when I'll have a painfree day or a sore one. In 3 days, we fly to the Caribbean. Has anyone had issues with flying (altitude) with braces? Also, are there any issues with diving/snorkeling? La...

What color bands do you put on your bottom metal braces?

So, if I decide to give these metal braces on the bottom a few more weeks, what color bands make them a little less noticable? I have white/pearl on now and I think it makes my teeth look sharp (as in cat or tiger teeth, not as in "cool"). Is it better just to have a color or do clear? I'm...

Thanks! I didn't think my bottom teeth would show so much...they hardly show when I smile. But when I talk, they stick out and tend to be the focus of my mouth (at least when I talk in front of the mirror). And maybe I just haven't figured out the right way to talk yet! Its a lot harder than I thoug...

Thanks! I didn't think my bottom teeth would show so much...they hardly show when I smile. But when I talk, they stick out and tend to be the focus of my mouth (at least when I talk in front of the mirror). And maybe I just haven't figured out the right way to talk yet! Its a lot harder than I thoug...

I just got my braces on 5 days ago (I'm over 40 and am wondering what the heck I was thinking! To everyone else, I had a nice smile, but I had a lot of crowding in my lower teeth, an underbite on one side and jaw pain). I just can't get used to seeing myself with all of that metal on my lower teeth!...