thick archwire broke near two last molars after only 5 days

[jane2]

I had my 4th adjustment last Mon. (7/31). My ortho changed the archwires to thicker ones, since the thinner lower archwire broke twice after my 3rd adjustment. My next adjustment would be in 10 weeks. Wouldn't that be too long?

But to my surprise, only after 5 days, the archwire broke in two places right in front of my two last molars. This time, it's the upper archwire instead of the lower one, which broke twice after last adjustment.

I have two questions:
1) Has anyone experienced archwire brake? How to avoid it? I did not bite hard or sticky food. Just sometimes, I bite a little harder. Maybe I need to bite softly.

2). I could not find one segment of broken archwire which is about 0.8 inches. I don't know if I rinsed it out or swallowed it. But I don't feel any uncomfortable. Do I need to worry about it?

Any input is GREATLY appreciated.

[nvcarissa]

Call your ortho tomorrow morning right away and get that archwire replaced.

[jane2]

Thanks.

I will call the assistant tomorrow. My ortho only sees patients 3 mornings a week. Every visit, he only spent 5-7 minutes with me. He is a full time professor, so schedule is very busy. Most of his patients have invisalign.

His assistants might got bored with me. Because once again, the archwire broke. But I've got to bug them again.

[Attagirl2]

Sounds to me that the alignment of the brackets might be off too far between the teeth where it is breaking off. The added stress is probably what is causing it too happen = JMHO.