Metal Mouth Message Board

I went to pick up some lunch from a restaurant today and the girl helping me had braces on her lower teeth. She said, "I like your braces; I have them too." and we struck up a conversation... There are definitely benefits to having these things.

Hi all ~ does anyone find that in a single day the pain and discomfort can come and go and even change like the wind? I woke up today and one of my top ceramic brackets was literally STUCK to my top lip!!! OUCH! (gotta keep a chapstick in every room!) Later, after a warm cup of tea, it's almost lik...

It's nice to finally get some relief! :D True That. :thumbsup: The pain really was exhausting... I guess I've been lucky so far in life that I haven't experienced high levels of pain very often (getting my wisdom teeth removed was an exception), but after this past weekend I have a lot of sympathy ...

Thanks ya'll... It's been a week ago today that I got 'em on-- and things are getting much better. I only took the Vicodin that one afternoon/evening (3 pills total), yesterday back to Advil, then nothing today (except for the Magic Mouthwash before meals. I almost wish I had taken advantage of the ...

Missfashionista- I got an Rx from my doc for something called "Magic Mouthwash", which is a blend of Lidocaine, Benadryl and a couple other things. I got "braced" about 6 dyas ago and it has been torture, but this magic mouthwash (along with Vicodin) has helped. You can read abou...

If you need the wax use it! It does not make you a stronger person to just suck it up and take the lashings that our braces can cause to the soft tissue in our mouths! I was lucky to have had an unlimited supply of wax from my ortho's office and only needed to buy my own wax a few times. I was also...

Thanks for your excellent advice, RJ and Katt-- it's good to hear from others in a similar situation!

Hello All! I'm 34 and just got braces 5 days ago for the second time- the first time, I was in college (21 y.o.) and only had them on my lowers for 9 months because my bottom teeth were crooked. I had a permanent retainer put in, then had it removed 4 or 5 years later and- you guessed it- my teeth g...