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- Fri May 12, 2006 2:25 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Front lower tooth extraction prior to braces, question
- Replies: 5
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Thank you lilsisbet, what a great blog, I have nearly the same amount of crowding so this was exactly what I wanted to see. For me the only difference is that the Ortho will be using a Pontiff or Pontic, not sure exactly how it is spelled or pronounced. It is essentially a shapeable fake tooth. Than...
- Fri May 12, 2006 12:28 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Any of you teased about your teeth when you were younger??
- Replies: 40
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- Fri May 12, 2006 10:27 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Front lower tooth extraction prior to braces, question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1814
Front lower tooth extraction prior to braces, question
I have always had severely crowded teeth on the bottom, pretty good on the top. Braces were never an option because I wouldn't opt for the extraction. At age 24 I had a front lower tooth broken at the root line and a root canal followed by a Porcelain crown. Well at age 30 the root canal has failed ...