Metal Mouth Message Board

Don't worry. Your ortho probaby uses blue cement. Mine does too and they told me that it would cause my teeth to be blue for a while. I went to the dentist for a cleaning and they were able to get some of it off., They said the rest would eventually wear off on its own.

Maybe you could ask your dentist if he could polish them for you? I had rough spots on a few teeth a few years later and my dentist used that gritty paste stuff and polished them smooth just like that!

Thanks. I am not so worried now. My friend was telling me about how she had cavities on her molars after having her braces removed, but I am betting that, that probably had to do with poor dental hygene on her part. I have never been so preoccupied with my teeth as I am now that I'm having braces fo...

I just had my bands and wires put on today and after I left the office I realized that I don't think that the assistant who put the bands on my molars cleaned my teeth before she put the bands on. I brushed my teeth really well before I went to my appointment, but aren't they supposed to clean your ...