Metal Mouth Message Board

Yahoo!! I just got my ceramic "social seven!" I know... most folks say social 6 but my smile is a bit crooked so I now have 7 ceramics. Maybe I will feel differently over time, but right now- I LOVE THEM. To me, they are much more comfortable. Like Kiwi said, not nearly as "pokey.&quo...

Hello all you helpful folks out there! Spoke to my ortho today about switching. He said he would be happy to do it, but wanted me to consider two factors. One-He said ceramic brackets are more un-comfortable because they are bigger. Two- He said that ceramic would add on a couple of months to my tre...

Thank you all for your input. It seems as though trading ceramic for metal would not be unheard of. He uses the ligating braces as well so I do not have rubber bands to worry about staining and matching the ceramic.(Thanks so much Kiwi for some great information). I feel that personally, I will be m...

Help! My ortho put little glue "dots" on 4 of my teeth. The idea is that the glue dots act as barriers so that when I bite down (I have a bad overbite) I will not break off my lower brackets. Well, the glue dots prevent my teeth from touching anywhere. How do I chew food? I keep reading th...

Yikes! I have had my metal brackets for 4 days now. My ortho says metal is stronger than ceramic. I am really self conscious about the look of the metal and have called my ortho to see if I can switch to ceramic. Has anyone out there ever switched? What is involved? Are you glad you did? Thanks for ...