Posted by MG on March 09, 2002 at 11:43:44:
In Reply to: Problems with teeth? posted by Sam R on March 09, 2002 at 05:35:49:
My front teeth also become slightly loose when I've been playing a lot, although I'm a bit of a special case because I had them both damaged when I was hit by a pitch in a baseball game (advice to any tubists who play hardball: it's not a bad idea to wear one of those helmets with a face guard. Trust me, it's worth the BS you'll get from the other team to not have to go through what I did: a total of 22 stitches and three broken teeth from the combined effects of two different accidents. I'm extremely fortunate to still be playing tuba). Whoa, big time tangent. Anyway, I think this is probably normal because mine have not gotten any looser. However, it did only start after the injury, and they actually seem to be tightening back up lately, so take my post for what it's worth.