Metal Mouth Message Board

Does anyone else ever feel like people automatically think that if you have dental problems it's because you don't take care of your teeth? It frustrates me when I try to explain to people why I need braces; it's due to my bite being messed up from bruxism and they need to open my bite so they can p...

Please indicate by key letter in a seperate response the reason that you did not get braces as a child A. - I wanted them but my parents couldnt afford them B. My parents were too selfish and wouldnt put out the money/ was neglected C. I didnt want them and refused to get them even though my family...

Hi! My bottom braces were just put on this Tuesday. After they were put on, the orthodontist told me to make sure everything is cut up into small pieces because they don't want me biting with my front teeth. I'm a little confused by this, does that mean I shouldn't even be biting soft stuff, like a ...

hi! I just got my bottom braces put on today. When I had the braces put on my top teeth back in April, there was a little pain, but nothing too bad. But already, just 7 hours after getting my bottom braces on, my teeth are SORE! Has anyone else had the similar experience of the bottoms hurting more ...

Hi everyone! I was so excited to find this site! I just got braces put on my top teeth yesterday; the brackets on my back molars are rubbing into the insides of my cheeks and causing really ouchy sores. Is this normal? I put some wax on the offending brackets, how long until my mouth toughens up to ...