Hi Tracy, I had braces when I was 14-15 years old and I got ill from the allergy to the metal, the toxicity of the nickel, plus the combination of metals in the mouth with the amalgam.

So yeah for some kids they can react to their braces/retainers. Im not sure what you can do. I have heard there are apparently braces that can be made from something else other than metal....but I do not know enough about it.

For me, I got sicker quite fast. I had the metal studs put on my teeth (ready for the wire) and I seem to recall deteriorating from that point on. Nobody made the connection of course and it was all put down to adolesence. I got very sick because I think that I had always been burdened by my amalgams previously but must have been somehow still coping. I ended up changing in my personality, appearance and became withdrawn and very ill. Blurred vision, pale skin, blemishes that wouldn't heal properly, sore eyes, hair pigment faded, depression, and many more problems.

But again I am hypersensitive and always have been. I have never been able to tolerate metal anyway and most kids who had braces seemed to cope "ok" or at least as far as I knew. So perhaps Evie too will be ok. But at least you are aware and you can keep an eye on her and see how she goes and have her check herself and how she is feeling.