Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks Filip. I find myself speaking a bit more clearly after 5 days wearing my expander but I'm still quite slurred. My tongue has been a bit sore but not too bad. I was told by a friend that even though it's difficult to believe, the day will come when i can mostly speak normally again and can eat...

Thanks for the advice. The expander my ortho is using on me is not the same as the quad helix. It has two wires that arch through the mouth, ont on top of the other. This make it very easy for food to get caught up in which is slowly getting a bit easier but I can't see how I'll ever be able to eat ...

I just had a non-removeable expander put in my upper jaw yesterday. My tongue is just starting to get a bit sore and eating is proving very difficult except for soup. I'm 36 years old and my ortho is quite confidant this will make a significant difference and shave off about 6 months of my braces. I...

Thanks very much. My ortho had originally said that I would need the expander for "a couple months" when I originally asked how long this treatment would be. Then later when I asked again if it would be roughly 2 months, she said "No, definitely longer than that. A few month for sure&...

Hey everybody! I've had my ceramic braces for about 2 months now. I'm 35 years old and have needed braces for quite some time. My parents gave me the option when I was a teenager which I obviously declined although I've regretted it for many years since. After many years of indecisiveness I finally ...