Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks, everyone. 1) The buccal molar bracket hooks aren't bothering me, but the square of the bracket itself is sharp and is tearing up my cheeks in four spots. I'm going to try to salt-water rinses and I am waxing like mad. 2) My teeth were dried and then marked with a pen to guide the brackets to...

Samantha19 wrote:How are the ICE brackets? Are they pretty comfortable? They look really good.

Samantha,

Thanks! It's so early that comfort has yet to become an objective issue! That said, the only lip irritation is in the back brackets where the metal is scraping my lips. I'm waxing obsessively, though.

Hello! I've just had my braces installed today, and have opened up a thread to track my progress elsewhere on this forum. Here's that link! A short summary: I'm a university student, and I'm doing a year of missions work in Bolivia, South America, before I go back to the States for grad school. The ...

In the interest of contributing as useful of a resource as possible, I've taken several photos... and some are a bit detailed. Fair warning! :) I am still waiting on the official photos from the orthodontist, so these are just what I tried to take myself. Note that as this is the first day, the ink ...

Issues: Gaps, Overjet, Overbite, Small Teeth Age: 24 Braces: Inspire Ice Cost: $980 - $1060 Time: Approxmiately 10 - 12 months Location: Bolivia, South America I'm a short-term missionary living in Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America. I am from the United States, and have needed braces for several y...