Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi Becky, Well this is too weird! I just had this done on Wednesday (in full braces no less) and I was on here Monday looking for someone who might have had it done. Last week I was brushing my teeth and noticed that my upper front left tooth (#9 I think) was completely gray. I freaked out a little....

To the untrained eye, my teeth look relatively normal since my top front teeth are all pretty straight, so I got a lot of comments like "your teeth were fine- why did you get braces?!" which, as I'm sure you know, aren't very helpful. I'm right there with you on this one dagwoman! I've ha...

Thanks for the welcome everyone!! My mouth is feeling better already. A couple of tender teeth on top and still some trouble eating and talking, but nothing compared to the first 2 days. The rinsing and wax make all the difference! Karen - I couldn't believe it myself when I woke up the next day and...

Hi! So, I found this site about a year ago when I first started thinking about braces. It has been extremely helpful in making the decision to do it and how to proceed as well as making me feel less alone as an adult with braces. Anyway, I'll give you the extremely abridged version of my story. I'm ...