Metal Mouth Message Board

I find the wire always decides to stick out half a mile and lacerate me at weekends or if I'm travelling and can't get to my ortho. It has done this several times now, it seems to move in and out of position.

but guys are much pickier. Not all guys focus so single-mindedly on outward appearance. But I think I might have said that many many posts ago. And several of us have spoken up, holding up ourselves as examples of less than "California gorgoeous" and yet having wonderful relationships wit...

grinning wrote:I believe if you hang your head in shame over ANY quality you perceive as a negative in yourself, those negative feelings are what other people react to, not the negative quality itself!

I think this sums it up perfectly. Confidence is attractive, more so perhaps than a perfect smile!

Then I respectfully suggest that those men aren't worth dating.

I also feel that not having a perfect smile can EXTREMELY limit a woman in life because a lot of men would not want to date someone with crooked teeth (if the guy is desirable himself, most likely he would not date someone with crooked teeth), teeth are part of the overall package and everyone know...

I do feel a bit self-conscious if I have been eating, but other than that I'm very proud of my braces

It was my dental nurse who advised against them, she seemed to think that a rotary style electric toothbrush might knock brackets off teeth. I tried explaining the difference between a sonic toothbrush and a rotary toothbrush but I don't think she quite got it

I have used Sonicare brushes for years and have always been very happy with them; however when I went to get my brace fitted, the dental nurse who gave me the little talk on oral hygiene, do's and don'ts etc. advised against electric toothbrushes! I think she was confusing the sonic brushes with the...

I was told categorically by my ortho that I shouldn't chew gum as it would break my brace

Thanks for the welcome!

I can't get my back teeth together at all at the moment because my upper right canine catches on the block below it I'm sure it will work itself out once my teeth start moving

Hi Niki, good luck getting your braces fitted!

I use Dentyl pH regularly. I got a bit of a shock the first time I used it with my new braces - all that pink yack stuck all over my brackets was a little disturbing, although it has shown me the more problematic areas that need more attention when brushing.

Hi All,

I had self-ligating metal braces fitted to my lower teeth last Friday with ceramics or a retainer style brace for my uppers to follow.

It's all pretty exciting, uncomfortable but not too painful, and I miss being able to chew!