Metal Mouth Message Board

After 2 years, 7 months 4 days and a canine exposure mine will be removed tomorrow at 9am. Then I have a gum graft to look forward to.

Well I had my second surgery done on the 10th. My oral surgeon was nice enough to waive my cost for this surgery. Now I have a dime sized hole in my gums. It's pretty wicked. I keep poking at my canine that I can now see. :lol: Today I go to my ortho so they can reattach the chain to my arch wire. D...

Hey yall!!!!! So I feel pretty relieved I'm not the only one with this issue. I have one impacted canine. I got my braces on a year ago and I got my chain attached to the canine back in february. However, I have gone thru 2 chains and the last one broke after my ortho appt on thursday. I was so ups...

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Thanks for starting this post and thanks for the replies. My first adjustment is in 12 weeks and I was thinking that was odd since I don't have self ligating braces. But now I am at ease.

Thank you both for the warm welcome and thank you bracedagain for pointing me in the right direction. That is correct my canine has not came through the gum. This last baby tooth is really hanging in there and is not trying to go anywhere. LOL Thanks.

Hello everyone!! My name is Breezzy. I am 32 and will be getting my braces May 5th. I am so glad that I found this board. It has claimed a few of my fears. I found out I will have to wear the metal brackets and I still have a baby tooth that needs to come out and the other tooth pulled down into pla...