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I was wondering how you are feeling now. We got our braces on at the same time and I have such soreness on my tongue from the upper molar bands. Is this bothering you too? Everything else is fine, in fact I think the braces look kind of pretty and are not too uncomfortable. I just can't quite accept this awful rough metal scratching that is from the bracket used to attach a TPA. I don't have a TPA so this metal piece sticks out & it's sharp against my tongue. I use wax in this area only every day and do several salt water rinses a day. It's day 4 and I was hoping that area would feel better by now.
Ceramic upper & lower 2/22/06--3M Clarity
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