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- From: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
- Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
- Subject: Re: Modern braces
- Message-ID: <No3TXB2w165w@stat.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 07:13:10 MST
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- Reply-To: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
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- rod@hostname.austin.ibm.com (Rod (Woody) Dunsmore) writes:
-
- > Has anyone out there ever heard of braces that can
- > be put on the insides of your teeth so that no one can
- > see them...I remember hearing about them, but I have never
- > seen them (maybe they work!)...
-
- They do exist, but can not be used in all situations due to exerting
- less torque on the teeth. And sometimes treatment can even take longer.
-
- You can also explore non-metal banding, which uses a clear bracket
- instead of a metal one. These are virtually un-noticeable, except at
- very very close distances.
-
- david
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