Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi LaraS

Your 11 day's in, I'm jealous I'm only five day's in lol

best wishes!

Hi lu lu Your ortho might put the arch wire in even if he say's you need the root tip removed, he could end the arch wire before that tooth if need be. That's what happened to me anyway. My ortho told me I needed extractions, but I got braced the following week after someone else canceled. I was bra...

If your not awake during the extractions you'll miss out on all the action. It's so much more enjoyable to watch the procedure, then it is to keep your eyes closed and leave it a mystery what exactly they are doing. They use some cool looking surgical instruments too! Yeah I would rather keep all my...

Hi Everyone Anyone else here with braces on prior to extractions have Alveoplasty done by their dentist following the extractions. I had routine ortho extractions of the 1st maxillary bicuspids. Does anyone know if Alveoplasty helps minimize maxillary protrusion, or has any other orthodontic benefit...

Hi lu lu The same thing happened to me 3 days ago. I got braced 9 Nov, 2010. My Ortho asked for extractions of both maxillary bicuspids asap. He wrote a referral and I was able to get it done the following day. A root tip broke off from tooth #5, it had a bifurcated root. He couldn't remove it with ...