Metal Mouth Message Board

Good for you!!!! I still can't take a bite out of anything...I have to cut or tear every piece. I was determined to eat a steak though, and I did even though it took me like an hour!

I was told not to chew gum, but my ortho never said not to drink soda plus they have coffee in the waiting room and when I asked about the cofee they said that it would be ok.

Female, 26, Indiana, 1st time with braces.

I figured out that it helped me to chew food between my back molars and jaw. At the 5th day I was back to being able to bite down, but I am still cutting my sandwhiches and things because it is hard to take a bite out of something.

I had my braces put on a week ago, and after they were put on my back molars weren't biting down at all do they put this blue stuff on my upper molars so that I can bit down. It has been driving me crazy! I feel like I have food stuck up there all the time and it doesnt feel like a normal bite! Is t...

I have been scared to try chewing gum. I just got my braces on a week ago, but the pain is gone now so maybe I will give it another week or two and then give it a try.

I don't think that it is right that they put your braces on and said that you could pay the down payment using care credit and then after they get the system, they tell you that you have to pay the full amount if you use your card. I have had care credit for three years and have never had a problem ...

Hi everyone! I am fairly new to this site and have had my braces for 5 days now. I had no idea how much pain is involved! I am happy to say though that I feel so much better today! I can even bite down with some pressure without being in agaony and havent had to take any ibuprofin yet today! I am be...

I have had my braces on for 4 days and I am already ready for them to come off! I feel a lot better today than I did yesturday though. Hopefully that is a good sign! All of my teeth feel loose and sore so I guess that tells me that treatment is already starting to work. When it comes to eating thoug...

Hi! I am new also and thank goodness for this forum!! I got my braces on three days ago and have been in so much pain that I haven't even attempted to eat much at all. They put that same stuff on my teeth because my upper molars were biting down on my lower brackets. It is driving me crazy too. I am...