Metal Mouth Message Board

instantclassik - I had a bump in my gums similar to the one you have, but it was right at my front teeth. I talked to my dentist about it and he said that sometimes the gums can get puffy from movement of the teeth and that if it didn't go away in 6 months after braces removal, I could have it remov...

I have a terrible gag reflex myself. I had the molds done when I got my braces on and I don't remember it being too bad. HOWEVER, when they made my mold for my retainer it was pretty bad. The bottom mold is okay, it's the top mold that's the kicker. But the tech that was able to do it well told me t...

You know Tim, I was just wondering the same thing. I have an instruction sheet from my ortho that says: Months: 1-3 wear both retainers full time (24 hours a day) (remove for cleaning and eating) 4-6 wear both retainers only when sleeping (8 hours a day) 7-12 wear both retainers only when sleeping a...

Tamiel What is your appointment on the 10th for, is it just for records? From my experience, and this was back in 2003. I went in for my records, they did x-rays and basically told me the "plan of attack." Two weeks later, I got my spacers. I got metal spacers and for the first day or two ...

Congrats on being brace-free, it's extremely exciting and your teeth look great!

Honestly, I think your teeth look good. If I were you, I wouldn't even bother braces!

Okay, so today I went for my first retainer appointment. I was wonderful. My ortho said I was doing an excellent job at wearing my retainer!! I'm so proud of myself. He did adjust it and my teeth are really sore, but I'm sure I'll get used to it. I don't go back again until May WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!! Any...

Congrats on getting your braces off! Your teeth look awesome!!

Empire, I had a similar problem, well at least I thought it was a similar problem. I got my braces off in January, like the 23rd. Every time I put my retainer in, I felt a constant pressure, like sinus pressure that I never felt with my braces. It was mostly when I laid down and I felt it in my jaw,...

With all honesty, I LOVE my Hawley retainer. When I first got it I wondered how in the world I was going to talk with it in, it took a few days of getting used to, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else. Initially it is a little bulky and it did cause me to have a lisp, but it really hasn't been ...

Well I am VERY happy to say that today was wonderful. The endodontist that I went to was absolutely AWESOME. I have never had a better experience in the dental chair before, sad huh lol. They didn't even have to use the gas. I expressed my concerns about pain and he was like honey you will not feel ...

Thank you Rory for the encouragement. I just came home from work because I started feeling bad. I'm extremely shakey from not being able to eat. I called the office this morning to verify if it was alright for me to eat and the assistant said no, she thought it would be best if I only had liquids. I...

Gooooooooood morning guys. So I have been on antibiotics since Monday. I take two tablespoons daily (I can't swallow big pills). I am taking Amoxicillin 250MG and I'm also taking Tylenol 3 with Codine. I'd have to say that I am not in as much pain as I was over the weekend so I am hopeful that today...

I got my braces off a few weeks ago. I am wearing a hawley retainer on top and bottom. I have a tooth that has been giving me a horrible fit, it's tooth number 31. (On the bottom right hand side, last tooth) I went to the dentist yesterday, he said that I needed a root canal, they told me the cost, ...

Congrats!! It will go just fine. Make sure you write down a list of questions (if you have questions) to ask your ortho about caring for your braces. The appointment when they put my braces on seemed to take forever, but that was cause I had a sheet of questions lol.