Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi M
Sorry I missed seeing you online today as I have been out the office all day

So how has your first day been ?

Vix

Hi 4113n

No worries , I am now into my third week , and the pain has almost gone , so it's bareable

Are the ligs the little rubber bands ? I am fortunate my wires do not go all the way back, they stop two teeth before the back, so have been managing to chew on them. Although I have to say the last few days they have improved and I am able to chew more :) good it doesn't effect wine drinking :) Gla...

Let me know how your 2nd adjustment goes and how painfull !! I keep checking mine everyday to see if i can notice any change lol I think one is not so prominent and has turned slightly, but i also could be imagining it :P Today is the first time that the brace has rubbed the inside of my mouth so it...

lol I know what you mean

Have you seen any changes yet ?

Hi Martin Thanks for the comments :lol: Well here is my story in short As a child I was quite unlucky and most of my baby teeth came through decayed, so had to have a lot out by gas most unpleasent. My dentist was kind but very old school, anyway I should have had braces when i was a teenager, but m...

woo hoo check out the roots on those !! hee hee

Wicked ! we could start a club clled the Gapers Club lol

Hope you feel better soon

Yeah its great when you get a reply the only exciting thing to happen through another boring day at work lol

Here is a link to my nashers

Vixi

Very true Brittanube

I am getting a little more used to it as each day goes by, I did have to take it out while at the gym, found it really hard doing a work out and feeling restricted in my mouth

I am going to try again today to eat with it in

might be messy !!

Hi Detective Foxtrot I am day 2 today and yes I have pain in one tooth mainly, and cannot eat and do need to lose 2lb !! lol so I am hoping to lose a load of weight . I am having oppo prob with to much saliva, I am having to wear a removable brace for 6 months on a plate , very hard to get used to f...

Hi Well I slept ok woke up a few times but fell straight back to sleep This morning my bottom teeth were hurting so have taken tablets for that , I have to say after sleeping in the brace it dosent feel quite as bad as yesterday, i took it out for dinner last night, and I think just having it out fo...

Hi Martin I had extractions last friday, and my brace fitted today , so 5 days later My extraction gaps are healing very quickly and shrunk quite a lot over the last few days . I have had 2 smaller teeth 4th one back counting from the front, so not as big as yours, but everyday I am seeing it heal D...

Hi Everyone Well they are on !! The bottom ones are fine but the revovable brace is awfull I am really having to fight the temptation to just take it out and not keep it in But i have to have it for the first six months, then i can go onto train tracks I hope I get more used to it , the bottoms I ca...

Hi Everyone Thank you for all the encourging replies :) I know what you mean Brittanube, I could have done mine over christmas and would have been in a similar situation, but I decided I would wait until after my birthday, as I wanted to have one great big last scoff out :) before being wired up :) ...

O dear

Well I survived the extractions and am now sitting here with a lovely gammy smile

Will find out on wed about the pain , thats when they are being fitted and hoping to lose a few lb !! from restricted eating

Just want to get on with it now

Hi Everyone I am going tomorrow to get 2 teeth extracted ready for my brace fitting next wed,an I am getting pretty scared In fact i am terrified ,I am having sedation but am still worried sick I am a panic attacker , dental phobic who did not go to the dentist for 10 years , and has now gone the wh...