is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracket?

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#1 Post by **oimysizex** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:41 am

Just got back from the ortho and one of my bracket does have a lig on it, its where i have a gap. is it to close a gap?? or did the ortho probably just forget to put it on lol?

#2 Post by **nikkibabie19** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:08 am

you mean does not have a lig on it...

It depends....When i had wire ligs to hold a tooth or a few teeth in place, sometimes the rubber band ligs would not be able to fit around the bracket properly so at the beginning they would fall off and i wouldn't notice until i went to brush my teeth (prob swallowed a few)

But after a while the ortho/assistant stop trying to force them onto the bracket if they kept coming back off.....
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thankfully there were always in the back so it would not affect the "look" of my ligs to the front if i smiled

#3 Post by **oimysizex** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:19 am

she just didnt put a ligature on one of my brackets! don't wanna ring up and be annoying haha

#4 Post by **nikkibabie19** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:32 am

Lol...i didnt say call up and be annoying......

I was just telling u that sometimes it done on purpose and other times prob not....

But ligs are important tho...
Holds the wire in place so that it can put pressure on the tooth to shift it into whatever position.

#5 Post by **SunshineRay** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:48 pm

I have had them not put on certain teeth before.

#6 Post by **ceramic mouth** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:25 pm

I have one tooth that didn't get a ligature till the 2nd or maybe 3rd adjustment, can't exactly remember. that tooth had a tooth that went behind it.. when the other tooth moved in line, the tooth that didn't have a ligature got one

probably not a mistake.

#7 Post by **oimysizex** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:05 pm

OMFG haha it must have snapped off as imediately after I took a picture of my teeth and looked it again and I had ligs on every tooth. I rang up and she said don't worry it doesn't matter! I hope it doesn't mess up my progress!!

#8 Post by **parsleysage** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:20 pm

oimysizex wrote:OMFG haha it must have snapped off as imediately after I took a picture of my teeth and looked it again and I had ligs on every tooth. I rang up and she said don't worry it doesn't matter! I hope it doesn't mess up my progress!!

Hahaha that is funny!!!

I'm glad you found that out before you called haha.

#9 Post by **nikkibabie19** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:27 pm

Thats how I knew mine snapped too. Cuz I took a pic right after and compared.

#10 Post by **roxie2519** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:46 am

That has happened to me few times. Turns out , she had forgotten to put one on a bracket . It is best if you call her just to make sure . Although , it shouldn't make much difference , as long as you got your wire on.. You should be good.

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