Metal Mouth Message Board

Oh cosmicgirl, I feel your pain. I went through all sorts of stuff with mine during Christmas. I know.

Hugs.

I'm looking forward to the day when you can stamp upon your helix...

If I was to bite down on a pen, one side tilts up noticeably. My dentist called my bite a roller coaster because it is both wavy and curvy.

Sorry no pictures, but I get where everyone is coming from.

Recently while picking up a prescription, I got into a conversation with a tech who asked me what possesed me to get braces. I told him it was TMJ and my second go round with braces (If I could find my original ortho, I would love to have a LONG conversation with the incompetent hack) etc. He told m...

Yep.

Ben, I look forward to that day for you. I know how awful it is. I speak for a living so it's great to be able to talk like a grown up again. I know....

Don't know if they're in the UK or not, but I purchased an Interplak that is....Travel sized. Add a little water, bammo! Cleans the teeth with water.

Yogurt actually has some serious healing properties, check it out.

debanding at three months? THREE MONTHS?!!!! Your teeth look great. There's nothing to worry about. Sorry for the three months comment, I've been in these for three months (they said 17) and I just got the helix off. You made the right decision, mention to your ortho. Like others have said, it can b...

December to February. I recommend yogurt for when you get punctured and need to eat.

Also, oragel! ORAGEL! Kept me from screaming.

And of course, aleve. The greatest OTC painkiller on the market.

Thank you. It's great to be able to feel the back of my teeth again.

After shifting and causing my poor tongue enough pain for me to consider a tongue ring (I already had enough holes from the darn thing)..today....the darn thing has been removed....


I'm free!

Somewhat. Still at least a year till I am unbraced, but I can TALK again!

HI Ben...

Got my quad at the beginning of December. It hurt for a short while, but I discovered the joy of orajel. Also lost some weight due to it. Yay.

As for talking, I speak for a living so let me tell you, it wasn't easy.

But I hope to have it off next month or March...

Thanks ilovemacs...I might. I'm currently doing the visiting the parents thing for Christmas...which stinks when you're looking for certain ortho things that you can only find at home.... Cut my tongue on the dang helix...Orajel is my friend! Also, as a moderator on other boards, I read about what h...

Ask your questions on a piece of paper. Hand it to him when the tech has his or her hands in your mouth. It worked with mine....

Good luck.

When I had braces back some 20 odd years ago I never thought I would have them again...oh,Hi, they call me Skates other places and now I have settled in here. Just got braces a little over a month ago. Four days ago I got fitted with a quad helix and well...I came here looking for advice and I found...