Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks for all of the wonderful advice. I've had pasta mainly for the past few days...yogurt for breakfast. I'm doing a bit better as far as the soreness of the teeth is concerned...however now the rubbing is KILLING my cheeks and the insides of my lips! I just put wax on so hopefully that will help...

Hello! I was just braced this morning but this is my second time with braces unfortunately. I forgot how painful they were. Ugh. I'm just now starting to throb and I'm trying to slurp down some soup for lunch. Anyone have any suggestions on good foods to eat during the first few days of new braces? ...

I had the exact thing happen to me actually. I had braces when I was in high school and didn't wear my retainer, and now here I am, 27 yrs old and getting braces for the SECOND TIME! My front teeth protruded again and my back teeth somehow moved inward. Basically the arch in my teeth goes in towards...

Cost of my braces with insurance is $3,901. Insurance pays $2,000 leaving me with $1,901. I'm having traditional metal braces and a treatment period of about 2 years. I don't have to have anything special that I know of...no surgeries, extractions, etc.

Thanks for the quick response. I had just never heard of them doing that so I was worried that it may be a problem. I guess the bracket does the same job that the band would do...so no big deal, right? Cool, that actually makes me feel a lot better about it! I was so worried I'd go in to get my brac...

Ok I'm new here so I'll start off with my story in short. I'm 27 years old now but had braces before when I was in middle school/early high school. Unfortunately I was irresponsible and never wore my top retainer...but still have the permanent retainer on my bottom teeth. Finally, I'm able to afford...