Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello Gang! I'm on day 20 with full metal uppers and lowers. Really thankful for wax right now! LOL :lol: I'm very glad I chose to do this and have no regrets regardless of any pain I may encounter. I'm already seeing a little change in my front teeth and that is like a mini-miracle! So Hello from a...

:D They were very nice about it -no biggie - whew! :D In fact I got a very good review of how well I'm taking care of my teeth - brushing 3 times a day and flossing every night pays off! Thanks for all your input! I felt like such a criminal going in this morning! LOL :lol: Cathy Day 15 - got the mo...

Well - I'll be in trouble with my Ortho today. I broke a bracket AND snapped my archwire - and this is only day 15!! YIKES!! I'm not sure how one of the bottom brackets came off - but I'm really clear how I snapped my top arch wire - pizza crust - oy. I should know better too, as I have the no-no li...

I learned that it pays to shop around. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. The first Orthodontist that I went to quoted me $7,400.00 out of pocket for full upper and lowers, they did not take my insurance either and charged me $50.00 for the consultation. The second one I found after many phone ca...

GUM!?!?!?!?

I didn't know I could chew gum!!! I like gum! I thought I was going to miss it so much. I'm going to ask my orthodontist about this! Cool!

I'm on my 8th day and really, the worst day was day 2. After that it just got better and better. I think the spacers they have between my molars bother me more than anything right now. But they will be replaced by bands next week - so I'm hoping that will be an improvment also. Hang in there! It wil...

It's getting better everyday - on day 4 now. Not quite ready for major chewing yet - but maybe will try hotdogs for dinner tonight. I tried chewing just a little last night ... still pretty sensitive. Really lucky in that I've only had one sore spot so far and wax really has helped that. Over all I ...

Thanks for the welcome!

This morning it's a lot better - I am soooo grateful! Hopefully I'm over the first hurdle.

-Cathy

Hello Everyone! Here I am at day 2 - Day 1 was a breeze - but today is a different story! YEEEOOOUUCCHH! I've got the wax on - it helps for sure. And I was smart enough to save some Vicodin in the medicine cabinet from an injury last month - BOY, DID THAT COME IN HANDY!! Just wanted to say Hello! I'...

Hello Everyone! Here I am at day 2 - Day 1 was a breeze - but today is a different story! YEEEOOOUUCCHH! I've got the wax on - it helps for sure. And I was smart enough to save some Vicodin in the medicine cabinet from an injury last month - BOY, DID THAT COME IN HANDY!! Just wanted to say Hello! I'...

Newbie here - I didn't even know adults COULD have braces! I did a Google search on adults with braces and found this wonderful site! I am so grateful this forum exists! I felt so alone, at 52, thinking I was the only older adult who wanted to correct my crowding, I think this place is totally aweso...

Hi Gang, I'm finally getting braces at 52! My dentist is trying to sell me the Invisalign but after doing my homework I think I'd prefer standard metal braces. I think he's also going to try to sell me on getting veneers instead of braces and I'm deffinitly not into that - oy - they have to be repla...