metal taste?

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library lady
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metal taste?

#1 Post by library lady »

Can anyone "taste" their braces? Lately I have had a very strong metal taste in my mouth. If I put my tongue on my bottom molar bands, I can really taste the metal. Now, I am also taking an antibiotic (doxicycline) and I wonder if the medicine is somehow affecting my sense of taste, or if my braces are leaching some type of chemical into my mouth. Has anyone ever experienced a strange taste sensation with their braces?
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jaswi
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#2 Post by jaswi »

For me I always notice if im starting to get a a fever my sense of smell and taste both get very sensitive, dunno if that helps any but its something to think about.
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lionfish
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Re: metal taste?

#3 Post by lionfish »

library lady wrote:Can anyone "taste" their braces? Lately I have had a very strong metal taste in my mouth. If I put my tongue on my bottom molar bands, I can really taste the metal. Now, I am also taking an antibiotic (doxicycline) and I wonder if the medicine is somehow affecting my sense of taste, or if my braces are leaching some type of chemical into my mouth. Has anyone ever experienced a strange taste sensation with their braces?
Nope.

It might be the antibiotic. I've taken doxycyclin as an antimalarial prophylactic: is that why you're using it?
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brat 2
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#4 Post by brat 2 »

I get a metal taste from my bands, but it is not a strong metal taste. Did you have a metal taste at all before starting the antibiotics? Doxycycline causes photosensitivity but I have not heard of it causing any hightened sense of taste. But everyone is different.
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maneater82
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#5 Post by maneater82 »

Got a mouth full of metal and don't taste it at all. (Damon brackets, plus a tongue stud.)

I was just recently on an antibiotic that innocently said in the side effects, "bad taste in mouth"... that equaled a very bitter taste that would wake me out of a codeine-induced slumber, usually on average of once an hour. :shock: It might be that, and it might also be some trapped food, that's an excellent point mentioned. :D
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akabraces
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#6 Post by akabraces »

My guess is it's the medicine, because I was just on an antibiotic
and my doctor said I might get a metal taste in my mouth from it--and I did! It was so bizarre! This was 2 weeks ago and now that I'm done taking it the taste is gone!

good luck!

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Way Too Old For This
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#7 Post by Way Too Old For This »

Mine taste metalically also. Especially when I put my tongue on the bottom brackets.
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Silverware
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#8 Post by Silverware »

The brackets never left a taste in my mouth, but I noticed it after I got my bands and expander. I'm guessing its from the expander.
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library lady
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#9 Post by library lady »

Thanks y'all. I am taking antibiotics for your run of the mill adult acne. The taste thing is getting unbearable, so I need to figure out if it is meds, food stuck, etc. I have had some bleeding around one of my molar bands, but the bad taste seems to becoming from all over my mouth. I am going to call the ortho and try to get in to ask him some questions. I am afraid I might be having some gum infection. I have been taking super good care of my teeth and braces, but maybe my meds are causing some weird reaction. I am calling my ortho now.
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