Metal Mouth Message Board

I am 5 days being braced and this is my story,

Day 1 (2/17) - Upper & Lower metal was put on along with a removable bite plate. I wanted ceramic on top but was discouraged because of staining & the possibility of having to wear them longer. So all metal it was. I took ibroprofen before my appointment & brought along chap stick. Boy am I glad for both! WONDERFUL! Everytime I had a break I put on the chap stick, highly recommended!! I was instructed to wear the bite plate when eating, sleeping & as much as I could otherwise. And let me tell you it is impossible to chew with that darn thing!
I wasn't too sore until day 3 & warm soup & Bops Ice Cream was the best!! AMAZING!!

I have a baby tooth that will require a liagation to bring the permanent tooth down. Ouch! Not looking forward to that!!

I am adjusting to my new look but the metal taste in my mouth is not to pleasant, YUK! I am look forward to hearing from each of you to help through my journey wired!!

Here are my pics! Sorry for the wax, ha!



2 gaps will be closed!!

Gosh, I has been a while since I have posted. 8 months since braced and going great. 4 weeks ago I went thru Oral surgery to pull a baby tooth and put a chain on my permanent tooth. Surgery went ok until I developed a ear infection. A week after surgery, my Ortho tied the chain to my wire. Then 3 weeks later he made what he calls a monkey chain. I have had the monkey chain since yesterday and it gets in my way but if it will pull this stubborn tooth down, BRING IT ON! [/img]

Hey christy thanks for posting on my thread!

Good luck with bring ur tooth down, sorry to hear it caused an ear ache they are never fun

Keep up the posts I will follow on how ur tooth is going! It will give me inspiration for my two.

Cheers jess

Ugh! I'm not sure what is going on in this mouth, but boy is it SORE!! STILL!! It's been a week since the monkey chain and I now have a canker sore for about 4 days. Cankers & metal do not get along!!!