Swallowed bracket!!
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:16 am
Feeling pretty dumb right now lol. I was out for dinner with my boyfriend and I bit into some toasted pita bread--pita bread, of all things!!--and felt a small click on final molar on the upper right side, but thought my wire or o-ring had just snapped, and was already swallowing my bite so continued swallowing. But then some exploring with my tongue on that tooth revealed that the bracket had completely come off and I had swallowed it!! This bracket is tiny because that tooth is really small so it's no wonder that I swallowed without feeling it. So I went to the bathroom immediately and actually tried to make myself vomit it back up 
very unhappy experience but that didn't work. I'm wondering now if this has happened to anyone else, and if so how much replacing the lost bracket cost. I'm on vacation now and I can't call my ortho but I've emailed them to let them know it's happened, so hopefully we can fix it ASAP!
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated
very unhappy experience but that didn't work. I'm wondering now if this has happened to anyone else, and if so how much replacing the lost bracket cost. I'm on vacation now and I can't call my ortho but I've emailed them to let them know it's happened, so hopefully we can fix it ASAP!Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated