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Subject: Re: Brackets popping off...

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drrick

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Date Posted: 10:56:39 07/28/04 Wed
In reply to: Cris Santos 's message, "Re: Brackets popping off..." on 10:37:24 07/28/04 Wed

that tooth is one of the most common to have a bracket come off. The biting force there is great and the enamel on that tooth is often not as conducive to bonding as the other teeth.

>Coincidence or not Paddy, I put my lowers on about 3
>weeks ago (about a month after putting on the top set
>of braces) and because the bottom teeth are rather
>crooked, my dentist alerted me - that one of the
>brackets could pop off - due to the imense pressure.
>Surprisingly enough though, nothing ever popped out.
>
>As for the spaces, how much space did they move? How
>many millimeters? Do you have any idea? I ask, because
>I had to extract a couple of teeth and I can't see
>that much progression. They say teeth move about 1mm
>per month. I wonder if thats true???

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Re: Brackets popping off...	Maggie	16:18:24 07/28/04 Wed