Metal Mouth Message Board

I've had braces a little over a month now and can say it hasn't been all that bad at all (knocks on wood.) It was just a matter of adjusting to having something in your mouth that wasn't there before. Be sure to follow the tips members have posted on the board (the lip balm tip is the best!!) Just t...

Pixel Witch, I am getting spacers 6 weeks after being braced and then getting molar bands the following week like you. I was concerned that I was the only one of the board that gets spacers and molar bands AFTER being braced. Glad to know we are in the same boat. Any idea on why the dentists are usi...

Cheers to you and your son. Welcome aboard

Congratulations on the start of your journey!! I've been braced for one week tomorrow and was hyper and excited just like you. It's weird that after you are braced you're kinda like "uh, what happens next??!?!?!?!" There is so much anxiety associated with deciding to get braces that the pr...

My Ortho is handsome in a father figure kind of way. But he always compliments ME. When he does, it makes me feel less self-conscious and more excited about my end result. It's not patronizing but encouraging...I like that. When I did my consults I found that some orthos were snobby about teeth and ...

By 5:00 PST it'll be 24 hours for me!! I went to the store and got ice cream and spaghetti oos but remembered what people say about chewing as soon as possible. I went to lunch today at a thai restaurant and ordered pad thai. The noodles were tricky and at one point, I found it quite funny that a no...

I got:
a nifty tooth brush with a proxy brush on the other end
travel toothbrush/proxy brush
about 15 floss threaders
Floss
Wax w/case
Extra wax
Braces pamphet

Best of luck to you!! Remember, this is a positive step in the right direction:) I got braced yesterday and I even ate a strawberry last night. The process was a breeze and the braces don't look bad. Go for it!!

Thanks for everyone's welcomes and thanks for the advice as well. Now, I can go to sleep and dream of teeth.

I"M BACCCK My braces are on!! Well, most of my braces are on. So far, no pain but I did happen to break a bracket off my back teeth already. I guess it wasn't bonded well enough b/c i was only slurping mashed potatoes at the time. I have a question about the way I am braced though. I didn't get...

Funny you should write this. I just had my last pre-braces lunch before I get braced this afternoon. I wanted to go for something really extravagant but ended up just getting a gyro and fries. I did have some baklava...figuring that I probably can't eat that until the braces come off, or at least no...

Meryatan, no offense taken. When I mentioned brackets I meant self-ligating vs. with ligatures and type...like ceramic. Also, the wire system my doctor uses, Sure Smile, allows him to show me how each teeth will move. I've heard that the wires do the real job so I'm encouraged by this suresmile tech...

Such as the bracket or wire system they use and how that will aid treatment. I was encouraged to hear about the advances from the days of old and that made me feel better about my decision. I wish I had a more concrete idea on time frame, appliances, necessary extractions (as well as timing of those...

So nice to have some company. Best of luck to all of us in the June Brace Club.

I've been lurking here for a while throughout my decision to get braces up until today, my B-Day. This site has been invaluable to me toward this journey!! I'm determined to have a positive attitude and will look forward to updating the board on my progress. I'm scheduled for a 20-24 month sentence ...