Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm having this dry mouth problem too... I've had my braces on for about a week and a half. I will take the "stay hydrated" advice that others have provided and see what happens. I keep lip balm handy, too, and that helps. For mouth irritation, the salt water rinses do help also as everyon...

Well, I got my braces yesterday (cermic top, metal bottom). I colored my hair, got it cut, painted my toe nails and took the plunge! I can't believe I actually followed through... I even had an escape route planned :D! The people in the ortho office were FABULOUS as was my doctor... all very gentle ...

Thanks everyone for you wisdom! I guess I just need to chill out... my kids think I'm obsessing (who, ME?) My daughter is already out of braces; my son is going in after me. Thought it would be a nice bonding experience (ha ha no pun intended). He had an expander 2 years ago which was miraculous. I ...

I haven't yet gotten braces and am worried (of course) how I will look in them... I'm supposed to get Ceramic top and metal bottom. Don't know what type of Ceramic though -- are there some brands that are smaller? It seems like people are saying that ceramic have a bigger 3-D profile than metal... D...

I haven't yet gotten braces and am worried (of course) how I will look in them... I'm supposed to get Ceramic top and metal bottom. Don't know what type of Ceramic though -- are there some brands that are smaller? It seems like people are saying that ceramic have a bigger 3-D profile than metal... D...

Hi out there. I'm 48 and am planning to get braces next week. As a kid, I had an uneven number of teeth pulled because "my mouth was too small" -- 4 up top and 2 on bottom but then never had braces. I remember being told to push against my bottom teeth with my tongue (guess that was way ch...