Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi everyone! wow it's been a while since Ive been on here. I've had my braces over 10 months now (estimated time 18 to 24 mnths) and I have to say it is the bes decision ive ever made for myself!! Also been flying along which is just great without too many hiccups along the way (touch wood!) Anyway ...

thanks for that. Thats interesting- Ive always thought it was to do with your teeth staining around your brackets. I find it very difficult to clean around the brackets at the moment because i have a wire that is set behind my regular archwire (kind of in a zig zag laced pattern) thats holding my fr...

Hi every body it's been a while since I posted anything on here, but heres a quick rundown of my progress. After having a disgusting overbite and ovrjet prob, I cant believe how great my teeth are looking. ( I had elestics on from day one and im so glad cos my bite looks fab now). I had 4 extraction...

my advice. just get over it, in the nicest possible way. :) seriously, youll set yourself back and in the end youll have to wear braces for longer and who wants that really? I have a total of 6 elastics in my mouth (24 hours a day)- only 2 are visible- but hardly- they are right at the sides of my m...

Well, its been a while. I've had my braces for over 5 months now and in that time have had 3 adjustments. My ortho on monday when i went in for my 3rd adjustment decided to step up the treatment...so as well as the elastics I've had since the beginning of treatment to correct my bite, i now have 2 s...

Hey everybody thought I'd just share my journey so far with everyone. So i got my braces put on about 8 weeks ago, and im going in for my first adjustment at the start of next week which im excited about. Progress hasbeen fantastic! Just to quickly get you up to date, i basically had a ridiculously ...

Hi everybody After what already seems like a long journey after 4 extractions i was finally braced today. clear uppers, metal lowers. quick overview of me...i have a severe overbite/overjet and lower crowding (there is more going on as usual but thats the two main issues). I've already been put in e...

I agree GinaLime I had 4 extractions about a few weeks ago and i always cover my mouth when i smile wide because im a 20 year old girl and I feel self conscious that there are gaps at the side of my mouth. Did you happen to have your bicuspids (1st premolars) removed- which are the 2 behind the eye ...

hey! I got my spacers today and I'm set to be braced in one week, on monday. Can i ask, why should I be doing salt water rinses? And did anyone have big problems talking the day after? I have a presentation for uni i cannot get out of and I'm a little worried. I asked my dental assistant (who has br...

yep just got them on this morning. 4 on top, 2 on bottom. Damn they are annoying. One is hurting, but the others are ok so far. It's really hard not to pick them out its just uncomfortable!

Hi there I thought I might as well post a little something about my opinion. I am 20 years old, im in university/college (however you may refer to it) and have decided to get braces. I am, like alot of people, getting ceramic uppers, and metal lowers, which admittedly is for my own self assurance/co...

hey thanks guys
oh thats good to hear dufficat that someone else is going through the same thing.
thanks for the feedback

Thanks!
well there you go, they are the first premolars (bicupids)

Hi while I'm on I have another question. I have a deep overbite/overjet. My ortho has not mentioned anything about headgear, do they usually let you know with the initial consult or do they tell you about it later? I've heard that people with similar problems to me have fixed them with braces, elast...

Hi everyone well step one of my long journey is complete. I went to hospital last thursday and had 4 teeth removed. (I always forget the proper names but they are the 2 behind the eye teeth on the top and the 2 if you count 5 back on the bottom). Anyway, the extractions went well, not alot of pain t...