Weird Taste in Mouth

[foreverlin]

Hey, So has anyone else had a weird taste in their mouth after they got braces? I have the porcelain braces and I was thinking maybe that's what the weird taste is? I don't know what else it could be? Any ideas?

[Snowglobe32]

Does it taste like you are sucking on dimes?

[flynn]

I haven't had any weird tastes but I definitely have a much drier mouth. It is really annoying I drink plenty of fluids now, maybe you can try that, maybe it'll keep your mouth cleaned out from the bad taste.

[Snowglobe32]

I haven't had any weird tastes but I definitely have a much drier mouth. It is really annoying I drink plenty of fluids now, maybe you can try that, maybe it'll keep your mouth cleaned out from the bad taste.

Flynn- buy some Breathsavers, they really help with the wet/dry mouth issues in the beginning. I have been hooked on them since the first week!

[foreverlin]

Does it taste like you are sucking on dimes?

I'm not sure, never sucked on a dime. I guess I'm not really sure what it tastes like, seems to come around when I haven't eaten lately. What's the dime taste from if it were that?

[flynn]

Snowglobe-
Thanks, I will definitely give that a try and I hope this goes away when the biteplate comes out!

[kaylaa]

For the first few weeks it tasted like I had just came from the dentist, every day!

It will go away once you've had them for a while.

[Snowglobe32]

LOL- I have never actually sucked on dimes, I should have said, "do you have a metal like taste in your mouth?"

I don't know what it means but I know it felt like that when I first got braced. I am sure it has something to do with the wires and metal.

[RubyWednesday]

Hopefully your stange taste has now disappeared. I know that I had a really strong chemical tast for many many days after having a huge chunk of bonding applied. It eventually went away, hopefully your taste goes away too..

[foreverlin]

oh! I wonder if it was the bonding. It was kind of a chemical taste. I think it's started to go away, I haven't woke up with the taste in my mouth for the last few days. Thanks, I hadn't even thought of the bonding from the molar buildups.

[orangeracer]

If a molar band gets loose, crud can get up underneath and cause a weird taste. Try brushing/flossing extra around any bands and see if that makes a difference, since a loose band should be taken care of sooner than later.

On the other hand, I have heard people mentioning a "metallic" taste which I thought was puzzling. Then a couple of months ago, I got a wire change which was also a change in the alloy that the wires are made of. The next day I had a definite metal taste which got stronger over the next couple of days. All seemed clean, bands were ok, etc., but everything had sort of a brassy flavor for a couple of weeks before it went away on its own.

I think that with certain wire/bracket combinations along with acids in the saliva creates a small electrolysis reaction, in other words you have made a tiny battery! Nothing to worry about, but the taste is a little strange. I suspect that after the new wires or whatever have been in place for a little while, they get some oxidation on them and the reaction slows down enough so the taste goes away. Perhaps the docs can validate this guess?

[Mack]

If it tastes like rubber it could be from the bands if you have the regular sort of braces.