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hi everyone....i'm been in braces for almost 6 months now....as i was looking so closely at my teeth in the mirror, i discovered a "cracked" looking line on FOUR of my teeth (last week discovered 2 & tonight discovered 2 other)....my upper 2 front teeth, lateral and cuspid!! i'm so sca...

hi jbjalways...i showed my "cracked" line to my mom and she had a tough time finding it on my teeth too!! i guess when we're braces we take EXTRA close look at our teeth & thus notice the slightest things... but at the end of the day, i really hope our discovery is nothing more than cr...

Hi Kell, i understand what you mean, it defintiely cause concern on our part...my ortho is away for the next 2 weeks, so as soon as he comes back i'll ask for his expertise...in the mean time i'm keeping my fingers crossed

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hi everyone...i've been in braces for about 5 mths now...last night i was looking so closely at my teeth, & i noticed on 2 of my teeth there's a very subtle "crack" looking line on the surface of teeth :cry: could someone share their opinion on why i might be seeing the subtle "cr...

hi everyone...i've been in braces for about 5 mths now...last night i was looking so closely at my teeth, & i noticed on 2 of my teeth there's a very subtle "crack" looking line on the surface of teeth :cry: did any of you have similar finding in the past? or know why i'm seeing a subt...

thanks everyone

hi everyone....i've had my braces for about 4 months now, for the first 2 months i can actually noticed the movement....but lately I noticed that nothing is changing at all :shock: ....i wonder if it's cuz the ortho have been too "gentle" in the adjustment? or teeth movement is most obviou...

Thanks so much everyone for your encouragement, I truly appreciate it :P Sooo, as of now, my upper teeth are separated from the lips...lol...i have ceramic brackets put on this morning and it went pretty smooth...took about 40-45 mins approx and didn't really hurt much in the duration...i think it m...

I'm finally getting braced TOMORROW :!: ....right now i'm feeling mixed emotions...excited...nervous...anxious...curious as well.... :roll: tomorrow is for upper braces only...the bottom will go on next week...then 2-3 weeks after that, 4 extractions...yikes... :cry: i'm looking fwd to tm...i think....

Thanks very much for sharing your experience paw655, I really appreciate it

hi jcdamon3 - my ortho says it's a weak tooth and it might cause problem when on braces...so he says might as well take it out... :roll: that rooth canal is upper 1st molar....i'm also taking out 3 2nd-set biscuspids (one upper left & the 2 at the bottom on both sides).... :( i think that root c...

Thanks KK, i'll try that

hi everyone - could you share your insight or experience please? :P my 1st molar had root canal done years ago & my ortho told me to extract that tooth for my upcoming braces...so i went to see my dentist and ask him re extraction on that root canal tooth, he says that during extraction it might...

hi everyone - could you share your insight or experience please? :P my 1st molar had root canal done years ago & my ortho told me to extract that tooth for my upcoming braces...so i went to see my dentist and ask him re extraction on that root canal tooth, he says that during extraction it might...