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I was just wondering why some orthos use molar bands and some don't. My ortho doesn't use them, but the back bracket is large and designed a lot differently. I guess I was also wondering what the purpose of the molar bands are if newer braces technology makes them somewhat unnecessary?
i asked this to my Ortho, and she said she only uses bands if the molar she needs to brace has big or/and "spilling over" filling, because it is safer for the tooth..
hal2me wrote:I did not have molar bands at first. The back brackets kept falling off, so I had to get the molar bands after all. The spacers were dreadful!
