Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey there and welcome to the board! :-1 I'm the same age as you and I work in public relations so I totally get where you're coming from. Plus , I have the lovely shiny metal braces on both my top and bottom teeth! ;) I was a bit self-conscious at first, especially when meeting new clients or client...

Hey Beana- this is the first time that I've managed to have a look at your blog and it was a great read! We're similar ages (I'm 24) and my teeth aren't too different to yours either. My top teeth don't look that bad- it's my bottom ones that are all crowded and wonky! You look like you're making gr...

I don't want to hear this -- my first adjustment is coming up. Guess I'll just have to try and grin and be Mr. Cool I honestly don't think that this is the adjustment experience for everyone! I do not remember adjustments hurting like that when I was a teenage brace wearer and other posters, like K...

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :shock: I was sitting in front of the TV this evening, quietly minding my own business, when I heard a little ping and got a really weird feeling in my mouth. I looked in the mirror and saw that the bracket on one of my front teeth has come off. Wonder if it has anythin...

p.s. Can anyone else see my avatar or is it just my machine that's misbehaving? lol

So, I went to get my poky archwire trimmed today (as suggested by KK!). Also, the end of my bottom archwire had popped out of its bracket and was flailing around so I needed to get that seen to as well. I expected to be in and out in about five minutes......but no. Things never happen as you expect ...

I haven't posted on here recently as I was going to wait until my first adjustment before I let people know about my progress. However, work is a bit slow so I will fill you in a little bit on how I have found my first two weeks in brace-land! Well, things are going really well. My teeth aren't achi...

Hey there :) Welcome to the messageboard. I've had my braces on for about two weeks too! My teeth were a bit tender when eating/brushing in the first few days but now I don't feel anything. Sometimes I forget I even have them! I know what you mean about worrying that no pain= no movement. I don't wa...

Wow- sounds like an eventful month. Glad you're still in one piece! Does your written off car mean you're totally without transport now then? That must be a pain in the you-know-what...lol

Good news is that your teeth seem to be moving along pretty quickly- congrats!

Welcome to the forum! :-1 You'll really enjoy posting here- you get a lot of advice and encouragement from fellow bracies and it's a great feeling to know that you're not the only adult in the world to be getting orthodontic treatment. Good luck with starting your treatment- I look forward to seeing...

Wow- your teeth are really straightening up, you can really see the progress already. I hope that my teeth behave themselves as much as yours are! It must be really motivating to see the changes

Here's to continuing progress!

Wow- that sounds like a bit of a worry for you. I hope that it doesn't set you back too much and it all gets sorted out. I had to have a dodgy shadow looked into before I got started on my orthodontic work. It was just over my capped front tooth. Apparently, when the cap went on when I was ten years...

Hi there and welcome to the board! :) I have to agree with the others- your teeth already look good so it's a surprise that they will take three years to be perfect. Ah well, guess the ortho must know what he's doing! You're a very attractive woman- you will look absolutely stunning when you have a ...

Hey- great to find another Aucklander! (well Brit turned Aucklander)

My ortho is Max and Beresford in Remuera and my jaw surgeon is Lance West What about you?

Hey jtlang- thanks for checking up on me! :D I've been doing ok. My teeth are still pretty tender so I'm not back to eating normally yet. However, I am trying to chew things as much as my pain threshold allows as I read on here that it's good for your gums etc I've been using quite a lot of wax (wil...