Metal Mouth Message Board

HI I had my elastics put in April 9th right in the center..2 top/attached to 2 front bottom..It hasn't been pleasant. With my fronts being very tender. Finally they have overlapped my bottom for a natural bite..I am praying they come off June 20th because my ortho is going to put to more on my back ...

I have an open bite and my Ortho said in Jan that I'm going to need " Tongue Spurs" to correct it..Sharp nails/pins cemented in the back of my lower bottom front. OUCH! I keep putting them off, he says in Aug they must come on . :( Ps..My pallete is very narrow on top and there was nowhere...

Oh I have been wanting to ask this question as well..My elastics r on the top 2 center attached to the bottom 2 center. H4 elastics 4mm 3/16" Heavy 4 oz. 2 weeks I have been wearing them and still alot of pressure discomfort. Especially when I take 1 or both off to eat, then have to out them ba...

My braces were put on in Jan..Elsatics were also put on 10 days ago in the front! Top 2/attatched to bottom 2. Not a happy camper at all. My Ortho says because he wants to pull down my open bite. I can onl;y take 1 elastic out to eat. I did lose 5 pounds though.

Thankyou everyone..Your advice is much appreciated. My middle name should be " worry"..I also think way ahead of myself..what's if etc.. My 2nd wire adjustment is June 20th..I plan to go away last week july/first week in august..So when I get back I'll have my 3rd adjust. Oh and he told me...

Has this happened to anyone..Lets say your on Vacation and your wires break etc.. I might be heading to Boston this summer for a few weeks and of course I'm worrying already if something will break or needs to be filed down/poking wires etc. Has this happened to anyone when on vacation? Should I ask...

I also got elastics this week (24/7) after my first adjusment..I was shocked and still getting used to it because there in the front top2 /bottom 2. I was told I can take out just one elastic to it..I've been taking out both and sometimes just one. My teeth r still very sore so it's mostly soft, mas...

Thankyou so much everyone for your replys...I've definatly come to the right place to " vent". Hugs~

I wonder if your friends ever had braces...maybe they just cannot empathize with how you're feeling. Sometimes there can be a lot of pain (I'm now feeling it with these elastics). Hi Jen...A few had braces in their teens..I think as adults it's worse..IMO. Not sure if u mean spacer/elastics or the e...

"For most of my clients this is their lives and they have to live with the diseases and disabilities that they have until they die. "

I know I can be alot worse off...That is what I have to keep saying to myself.

This is a great place to vent I agree!

Am I the only one who feels this way... Whenever I'm complaining or talking about the braces etc..Everyone is like " Oh it's just braces..You'll get used to it blah blah blah...Hellooooooooo try having metal wires and pressure in your mouth! I know things could be alot worse but I can just scre...

"I dunno what to do and i certainly dont want that tongue spur thing (omg, it sounds like torture) even tho he's never suggested it." My Ortho told me to make my appointment on a Friday because I'm going to be in alot of discomfort and miserable for a few days as my tongue hits the spurs. ...

Thankyou Mery. ok I'm looking in the mirror now and I have 1 tooth on each side touching in the back..That's it..And about 2 hrs ago I think I felt a lose tooth..When I bite on my back tooth it's feels " squishy"..That's the only way I can describe it. I should mention on my first adjustme...

Hi Ronni, I thought I was the only one here with this problem. My braces were put on in Jan and my Ortho told me even before that I 'm going need those sharp painful tongue spurs. I keep putting them off. My first adjustment was on Monday and he said in 10 weeks make an apt for Friday so he can put ...

"Do you have a bit of an open bite at the front? " Meaning my teeth don't come together in the front, yes. One other thing..Before my first adjustment my back teeth were starting to touch on my left. I was happy to see improvement..Not more than 1 hr after the adjustment and now 2 days aft...