Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi all I've had "clearstep" braces in for about a year and half and have yet to be given a clear date as to when I'll be finished! Anyhow, I went in for enamel stripping yesterday for two of the insicors on my upper teeth (next to the canines) which I presume is to create more space. I did...

Iwantniceteeth - about preferring the look of your teeth with the aligners in. Me too!! I actually don't like my teeth without the aligners in. In fact I can't even talk properly without them in which is a big shock. I have a greater lisp without the aligners than with. I'm not sure if this is b/c m...

Another question - it is normal for your teeth to sometimes make weird clicking sounds - i notice this when I've taken the trays off to eat food....are my teeth getting loose or something. If i touch them I still feel like they might move b/c of the pressure they are under. I hope this is normal as ...

You guys are so lovely. Thanks for the advice. I'll try and hang in there - I sucummbed to ibruprofen yesterday. Never have I had to do that for teeth before. Ah, the joy!

Thanks for responding diehard - the pain is slightly less now but all I am eating is soup - I can hardly bite down b/c of the pain. What a palava. I just hope I am not doing damage to my teeth or live in a world of permanent pain. My teeth have shifted already but the aligners have only been put in ...

Someone help - i'm new here and new to the world of braces. I have also struggled to put in my second set of aligners in - went to see my dentist who helped me but the lower aligners are pushing down so forcefully that the aligner is actually cutting into my lower gums - the dentist filed the lower ...