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My ortho did a little shaving between my teeth to get rid of the "black triangles"- so now the teeth sit a little more flush together. Honestly the small gap did not bother me, he is just a perfectionist. Congrats on being debanded, your teeth look great!

No, it was right before I was braced. I do not think it would change your treatment. My ortho treats the tooth with the root canal just like the others. Your dentist will probaly just have your ortho remove the wire so he can get to the tooth better and after your finished with the root canal your o...

I called and spoke with my dentist, he said this sometimes occurs after a root canal and I shouldn't worry, just make a appt as soon as my braces are off for the crown.

Thanks for all the responses!

Thanks for the reply! So can a tooth that has had a root canal still "die"?

While I was flossing tonight I noticed one of my molars has a gray area near the gum. I have never seen this before and I floss and waterpik my teeth 2x a day. I have already had a root canal in this tooth and after my braces are off in 2 months it will be crowned. I am a little freaked out and of c...

Thanks everyone

Before: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2452/teethbeforedt9.jpg After 14 months of treatment: http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5913/teethat14monthsqf2.jpg My estimated treatment time is 18-24 months and my ortho says I am a couple of months ahead of schedule :dance: I started elastics 2 months ...

I had my 2nd adjustment yesterday and After I got home that evening I realized that one of my brackets did not have a lig attached the the wire. I had not eaten anything since my appt so I know it did not come off from something I ate. Do you think the asst. could have forgotten to attach the lig or...

I just started my treatment, both upper and lower brackets in July. Before I started my midline was correct and now 1.5 months into treatment my midline is way off. Is this normal, will he correct it later with elastics or something?

thanks for the replies! Chris ,no i am not having any pain, it just feels weird/loose when i bite down sometimes. I have taken a good look in there and I do not notice any cracks or anything unusual. I feel better knowing that someone else has had the same experience, but I think I will have my dent...

I have had upper and lower braces since July 22. I have a crown/root canal on one of my premolars, my ortho banded the crown and connected it to the archwire during my first adjustment on August 31. At first I did not notice any change, but since Friday it seems loose. When I say loose, I do not mea...

I am officially braced as of 1000. I have learned so much from this forum
I am already getting sore spots on my lips, so I tried to apply wax but I cannot get it to stick. Is their a trick? Any advice would be appreciated.

I just wanted to thank everyone who posted pics/info on the damon brackets

jennielee81 thanks for the pic . They look about the same size as the regular damon 3 brackets. Have you been pleased with your damons so far?

My ortho only uses the all metal Damon 3 mx. Has anyone had these and if so do you mind sharing a pic?