I have had my braces for less than 24 hours and I have already had a bracket come off...Is this likely because I don't have the wire in yet?
Is this typical? I only had a club cracker...its not very hard...
A BRACKET ALREADY CAME OFF!!!
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I had 2 come off in the first 3 hours!
And 1 more when they were doing the adjustment.
At least I was in the right place to get that last one put back on!
Elle
And 1 more when they were doing the adjustment.
At least I was in the right place to get that last one put back on!
Elle
Spacers, Nov. 1; Braced Nov. 8, 2006; Braces off March 26, 2008, just short of 17 months. Glad it's over but the jury is still out on whether the game was worth the candle.
I've never had any of mine come off yet (knock on wood), but my brother was constantly popping his off it seemed like. His ortho was not very pleased with him (and I'm glad I didn't get braces at the same time, or I would have had to go to that grumpy man). If it popped off that quickly though, I would say that its probably not your fault; it probably wasn't on there very well to begin with.
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I had one break off within an hour of first getting my braces. Just walking home and I feel this snap in my mouth... Not the most encouraging of starts! This happened a few adjustments later, without me knowing about it. My ortho told me it happens a lot at the start of treatment and rarely occurs when teeth are more straightened out.
Rest assured it's not your fault!![wink :wink:](./images/smilies/wink.gif)
Rest assured it's not your fault!
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