Metal Mouth Message Board

definitely the tops were worse for speaking purposes. the btms ripped up my tongue a lot more but they never affected my speech. i've had the tops now for about a month and a half and i still have a little trouble w/my "s". the less you think about it though the easier it gets

so I have the "small" linguals (aka "ibraces") and they actually feel small after you've had them on for awhile. at first it feels really weird and was really hard for me to get used to but it gets easier and easier. unfortunatley they are smaller so you do have to be conscious o...

thanks for the help - i'm going for an emergency appointment on wed

has anyone had any problems w/their brackets coming loose? this is a serious problem for me - i have a loose one on the bottom and the top - i'm thinking that maybe i really cant eat any hard foods afterall?

i noticed you're into your 6th month - do you feel your speech is 100% yet?

yes - still having trouble talking but its definitely getting better. no one really seems to notice anymore. i still do but in some way i think there are certain sounds that will never be 100% but not off enough for someone to actually think you have a lisp - especially when i talk slower. the funny...

good question! i'm on wk 2 and while my saliva is down its still not regular yet - that makes it even harder to talk!!!!!

yea, it takes him about 6 wks or so to actually get the braces and that's from the point he takes your films and sends them out. he does a full CT scan of your head and then has to take a couple molds of your mouth and pictures and stuff. once he has all that he sends it out to have the brackets mad...

Yea, someone from Chicago!!!!! Yes, my ortho is Dr. Warshawsky (sp?). i live in Lincoln Park and he's not too far from my home so that's great. The $11K is basically covering everything. i'm on a payment plan. i think i put up like $4K originally and i have a monthly payment. overall, i have been ve...

ok, one word of advice - if you are planning on getting linguals on both top and bottom i strongly suggest getting one set on first and waiting 3 wks for the second. i got the bottoms on first and didnt get the tops for 3 wks and let me tell you - the pain on the bottoms is much much much worse. you...

i agree completely. though i would be a little worried about being his first case - as long as he has been working w/linguals i'm sure he'll be fine. your teeth definitely wont' fall out :) i've had mine on for almost 2 months now and each day it gets easier. as with any type of braces there is some...

no - you definitely don't pay more. i really have limited crowding - that's why it won't take very long. no issues w/my bite or anything like that. actually sometimes it amazes me i actually went through w/all this - considering the money and pain b/c my teeth really weren't that bad but i've always...

It seems like all the chatters on this site are from Europe. Is anyone here in the States with me? I live in Chicago and found one of the few orthos that actually does linguals. He's pretty good and he put the bottoms on three wks before the tops so i could get used to them slowly. i've had the bott...

where did you get the gap? was it noticable? my ortho said that my teeth might get worse before they get better???

really, 25 postings?

ok, well then i better get kicking w/some more questions on this board.

does anyone have any favorite foods they like to eat that are easy? i gave up most of the granola bars that i love b/c you have to bite into them - along w/chips and pretzels