Metal Mouth Message Board

We recently had our engagement pics taken and I never would have smiled as much as I did had I not gotten braces. I was a smiling fool!



More pics are at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eubanks/

Wow...been a while since I've been back here. Where do I begin?!?! Well...I got my braces off!!! WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! I am so glad I decided to get them. http://www.visualforces.com/misc/us2.jpg I've gotten engaged! www.crystalandshane.com (Yes, I met her and fell in love while I was in braces at th...

Went in for another adjustment yesterday and they said I'm in my last wires! YEAH! If everything looks ok at my next visit (aug 4) then they're going to fit me for a retainer! They had originally told me at LEAST 2 years (April of last year) so having these things off in a little over a year will ro...

I went in for another adjustment today. I am now powerband free!!! woohoo! Today is the 1 year anniversary of getting these bad boys on. I was originally told I would wear them for 24 months...so I asked the dreaded question...."Am I still on track to get them off by next April" He looked ...

wow...you're already cute...braces will just be icing on the cake!

Thanks ladies!

bbbsq11 wrote:Your teeth are looking great! You're a pretty cute guy!

Thanks! haha Being single makes that sound even better!

Well, I finally decided to take a pic...after 5 months of having these things on. I probably should have taken pics each month, but oh well. As you can see in the top pic, my outside-front teeth were turned away pretty hard. The one on the right was way higher than the rest. You can't tell in the pi...

Man...why oh why did I refuse to get braces when I was a kid!!!! My mom should have knocked me out, threw me in the car, and took me to the ortho...but nooooooo. Kids... So what happened over those years? Well, 6 wisdom teeth grew in and forced some major crowding. At the age of 25 I decided I had e...

Thanks for the welcome and the compliments! I checked out your links and I might have to get that cookbook sometime! haha I need to figure out how to work more than just a microwave and a grill until I get married.

Sounds like you're getting use to them! As for the eating, I would suggest going to a health store and finding a meal replacement shake that you like. Ususally places like GNC will have single packs that you can purchase to try before you invest in a full box of them. There are more shakes available...

hahaha...braces diet....hahahahahah. I know what you mean!!!! I think I lost about 5lbs that first week. I usually ate chicken, steaks, etc but after those braces went on, I wussed out when it came to chewing stuff! But hey...after a couple days (or was it weeks) I got back into my old ways of eatin...

I've been in braces for about 5 months, but just came across this site today! I should have gotten braces when I was about 11 years old, but I absolutely reFUSED to get them. So here I am, 26 years old and in braces. My teeth started getting more and more crowded in my early 20's and it wasn't until...