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

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:34 pm
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!!!

Thanks :)

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

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:45 pm
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.