Metal Mouth Message Board

Well first off no offense to blondes anywhere as I am 100% blonde myself.

Last night I ate some ribs about 10:30 immediately I got that itchy gum feeling where you know there's food stuck where it shouldn't be.

So I go to the bathroom and grab my floss and pull it out. Hmmm I had only this much _______ floss left LoL. So then the blonde moment occured I thought well I'll just use thread....Great thought now huh...
Well I get the thread through the wire and started trying to work it between the teeth and then it happened..the thread SNAPPED leaving this awful chunk wedged in between these 2 teeth.

So I get the waterpik...rib comes out but not the thread ...then I go at it with a toothpick...still nothing... Then a pair of tweezers . nope still stuck .. I dug at this string for an hour before I finally got it.

Needless to say I have one heck of a sore gum today and can't believe flossing got me into that big of a jam LoL

Yeah, I've had the sheding floss experience, a couple of times. Happens mostly on back brackets when I'm trying to get in there.

It's happened with like three flosses of mine (and now I know thread is no better lol ) so I wonder what can be used that doesn't tear and shred to pieces. One of the worst feelings is having something like that stuck in your teeth!

well my husband did suggest 10 lb fishing line

Theres a mental picture....Tacklebox in the bathroom right beside the waterpik ..hmmm

Good one, Laieniel! Your story should be added to the "Metal Mouth" Hall of Misadventures - if Lynn is keeping track of all our escapades.

As for a better floss that doesn't shread, Dramagryl, I had to switch from Oral B Satin Floss to Oral B Satin Tape. (This when the orthodontist changed my bottom braces from Damon 3's to Smart Clips - less suceptable to the gobs of tartar I make in my mouth). Anyway, the tape will still shred, but is 90% better than the floss.

Laieniel wrote:well my husband did suggest 10 lb fishing line

Theres a mental picture....Tacklebox in the bathroom right beside the waterpik ..hmmm

LOL if that's not HILLBILLY ORTHODONTICS I don't know what is! LOL Sounds like something I'd come up with! I'm proud Laieniel! Probably wouldn't recommend it though, might tingle a little more than the thread did!

I don't even have my braces yet - day after tomorrow! - and I've had trouble getting floss stuck and shredded in my very tight teeth. One time I had a piece stuck in there for DAYS! It drove me crazy.

Of course, now I recognize that feeling as the feeling of having a spacer!

hahaha...that is some story! Thanks for sharing!!

edit: I LOVE the title also...lol