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My orthodontist first tried bending my hooks down. But when he bent the end of each hook down, it left a little "elbow" sticking up at the point where the hook was bent. That elbow turned out to be as sharp and irritating as the end of the hook. So the orthodondist eventually agreed to cut...

I had the hooks on the inside of my molar bands cut off today and it feels great! What a relief! My orthodontist said I don't need them for treatment.

I have had my braces for 5 weeks. I have 2 hooks on the inside of each molar band that are still cutting my tongue. I have to put wax on them most of the time. My orthodontist mentioned cutting them off. Is this a good idea? Is there a possibility that there might still be sharp edges where he makes...