What are these metal caps on my back molars?!?

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impatientpatient
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What are these metal caps on my back molars?!?

#1 Post by impatientpatient »

Another adjustment, another new evil! :(
So today my ortho covered 3 out of 4 of my back molars with weird metal brackety things. Question- what are they? What will they do? I know I should have asked the ortho but I get quite uptight when I'm in the hotchair!!!

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TumbleDryLow
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Re: What are these metal caps on my back molars?!?

#2 Post by TumbleDryLow »

Sounds like molar bands. They function same as brackets but they wrap around the whole tooth rather then just stick on the side.
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