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Yes, it was under the molar band, at the gumline in between the last & second to the last molar. My dentist feels partly to blame since she always did the cleaning and that she didnt notice that spot. I wish she'd shoulder the bill for the treatment for the cavity. Thanks for your reply, still c...

I just got my braces removed a month and a half ago. I had it for 2 years. I took extra good care of it. Cleaning every 3 months instead of 6, brush, floss & wax. Just yesterday, my dentist found a cavity which was formed under my molar band (lower last molar). it was in a gap where food could h...

thanks everyone for shedding more light on this. i just made a whole list of questions for my ortho.

hi mia cro, i think i'm in the same situation. my ortho said i would probably need to use a tpa to keep my molars in place also beacause of the 2nd bicuspid extracted instead of the first. now, i have 2 molar bands on each corner of my mouth to keep them in place. my ortho told me she'd try to move ...

oh no. on april 22 i will be getting damon 3's attached on the lower row. its severely crowded which is why they recommend damons instead of the traditional brackets. i have traditional metal brackets above but had 2 extractions because of a huge overbite & overjet. i'm from the philippines howe...