Metal Mouth Message Board

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?

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.

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?

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.

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. It might be that, and it might also be some trapped food, that's an excellent point mentioned.

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!

*aka

Mine taste metalically also. Especially when I put my tongue on the bottom brackets.

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.

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.