Metal Mouth Message Board

thanks ballpoint pen.

hello all, just a very quick question-do you have to get impressions taken again for the retainer?

thanks 4113n. I dont know what to do to be honest will speak to my ortho on Thursday when i see him. hopefully we can speed things up a bit and get rid of the metal. i only have ceramic ones on top so im not too badly off but at the same time im very aware of them.

Hi all, i got engaged last month and want to start planning my wedding straight away. i would love to get married next year but only have my brace on since 23rd October '07. My ortho said it would def take 12 months so im aiming for 18 months. i would be over the moon if i was rid of the lot in 18 m...

hi all,i have had a quad helix fitted since last April and it was most uncomfortable at the start but believe me your tongue will toughen up and not hurt as much. what i find great is Listerine mouthwash its just brilliant keeps all bacteria at bay therefore keeps pain away also.quad helix braces ar...

Hi Gigi.i had the same problem with the arch wire sticking into my cheek and tearing the hell out of it so all i did was make an appointment with my ortho (who is straight across the road from my office-hope urs is nearby too). he clipped the wire and the relief was immediate and my cheek healedin n...

my treatment is costing me €4,500 in total and my ortho is just across the road from my office so im lucky! have ceramic brace on top teeth since 24th Oct 2007 and ortho said it will take at least 12 months but i can see huge changes already so might not take that long after all. i hope

hello all its me back again. I have had a quad helix fitted since April, i got my front ceramic brace fitted just on top in October and its only now the quad helix is bothering me. its is embedded into the roof of my mouth and causing great pain. Im afraid that my ortho wont be able to get it back o...

you lucky lucky thing! i only have my brace since 23rd October and im looking at an 18 month stretch. so any advice for a newbie?

Hello everyone i got my brace fitted on Oct 23rd and i just wanted to say that it didnt hurt at all. I just wanted to offer up a feel good story for a change and let those of you thinking about getting braces know that it may not be as bad as you think. I seriously was a nervous wreck even when i lo...

Im lucky aswell to have a lovely ortho and his staff couldnt be more helpful. Its costing me €4,500 so considerate staff make it less painful to pay out that much money. Will be worth every cent im sure. Going for few drinks this weekend so better keep topped up on the water aswell as i dont want ...

Hi Meryaten.I was over to the dental surgery first thing yesterday morning and he snipped it for me. Im sure i came across as such a cry baby moaning over a piece of elastic but it scratched all the inside of my lip in just a few hours. He is very understaning and just 2mins from my office so wil pl...

Thanks for all the advice but please dont argue over it. We are here to help and support one another. Thanks again.

Just as well i like soup and jelly as its all i have been able to manage today as its my 1st day. dreaming of hot buttery toast!!!!! maybe tomorrow....

Thanks for the advice KK.Thankfully im not in any pain (which i was dreading) but my mouth feels so wierd. im sure i will get used to it and its ceramic also so not too obvious. Do salt water rinses help as per MIKE??!!!