Metal Mouth Message Board

I thought I was the only person that did this! I've done that for years because it just saves a lot of time and mess with getting toothpaste everywhere... Often though I will then brush later with my electric brush as my normal toothbrush doesn't do the best job.

I phoned up this morning and was given the all clear that it wasn't an issue :) I have to admit, it is a bit of relief having one of those painful little things gone from my mouth :lol: And thanks for the welcome! Good to see some other Australian's also. I used to live in SA - I was born in Adelaide.

It felt like it was bound to fall out, as I could easily move it back into position, and I don't really remember any difficulty with any of them being put in. Even now it feels like there's quite a bit of space there that was created (and there originally anyway). I'm thinking of calling up tomorrow...

Hi everyone :) I'm new to getting braces at age 22 (23 on Monday!) to correct a massive protrusion of my front teeth and overcrowding, which makes it extremely difficult to clean properly. That, and my dentist/orthodontist said that I'm an extremely interesting case as I also have an assymetrical mo...