Metal Mouth Message Board

ALL you folks are totally i mean totally awesome... no holds barred! i only have brakets on, no wires but... everytime i eat wraps, pizza, salad greens, i cant begin to tell u how much get stuck on my brackets!! i love this forum... where all the vices is just plain alright

hello Chris, i also had spacers put on my teeth and they actually had to sand off some of my teeth in order to make the spacers fit. (im sure the procedure is not called that but it's the best way to describe it) it was horrible for a few days. i can only eat on two contact point that are on my back...

hi denise... i too am going to NYU Dental! I got my bands not too long ago and will be going back on apr 24. i am happy to hear about your progress. Good luck and hope its a speedy two more months! +\+ now im just wondering because you mentioned how u had to wait two weeks with poking wires... for a...

thank you for sharing your story about invisalign... i didnt qualify for them but felt it was a bummer cause i thought they were going to be better to deal with and apparently pro and cons to all methods. right now i have only been banded and they have placed composite on my teeth so that the metal ...

i appreciate ur story blue. thank you for sharing it with us. i also have a compacted tooth that is ankylosed ( i hope im using that word correctly) because quite frankly you have taught me that word. ive tried to research it but couldnt caused i didnt know its medical term. and because of your expe...

hi amd. i noticed how u have blue composite on your back molars. i have just recently been fitted with bands on my molars, i am not fully braced just yet. but because i have a crossbite part of the band was hitting against my teeth so the dr put on some blue composite... it is terrible to say the le...

thank you all for your kind welcome. i find myself visiting archwired everyday. it really helps me cope with all that being braced entails (for the most part anyway)...

im glad for this site. i came across it some time ago and have just recently again actively started my bracing adventure. i had spacers put in about4 days ago and it is quite uncomfortable, as i have read in other postings its only temporary, then they're off. i have alot of itching on my gums and i...