Metal Mouth Message Board

Good luck with getting the gap to stay closed Preppy ! :jump: I have a gap that's been closing for a year ... over an impacted canine ... and after a nights sleep, it looks quite close, but when checked before bed, during my nightly clean, it seems to have widened again ... frustrating. Here's to p...

Thanks ShinySmile! My process is going well, but I've noticed a strange thing happening to my two front teeth: A gap forms, then closes, then forms again kind of like a pattern. They are now in the process of closing the gap and I'm hoping it stays that way!

Yeah silly me I typed 27 years and what I meant is 27 months!!
Anyways, I really hope I can be done in 13-14 months but I don't know.

Yeah silly me I typed 27 years and what I meant is 27 months!!
Anyways, I really hope I can be done in 13-14 months but I don't know.

Thanks for the reply Samantha! Im also a teen but im only 13, just starting my teenage years!! Anyways, I am going to prove my ortho wrong!!! I will NOT need 27 years of braces!!! I am going for 13 or 14 months but I don't know I guess we'll see!!!!

Speed Braces are just like damon braces but with a different name.

Wow, that sounds painful, and don't worry, it's normal and it will go away in a few days depending on how easily his gums adapt to the braces. What I did is buy a canker sore liquid and apply it all over my mouth. That put my mouth "to sleep" and I didn't feel it. Ibuprofen also works if h...

Thanks for the reply KK, and your right, flossing does get easier!

Hey my name is Meli and I got my braces on June 19, and wow, my teeth have moved a LOT! I got speed braces, both top and bottom. Day 1: I got my braces.When I first saw them, they looked horrible and my mouth felt so heavy! The first hour was fine, and then it started to hurt, so I applied wax. I c...