My Damon braces are really annoying me!!

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#1 Post by **lildreamer** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:52 pm

Hey all,
basically i got my damons on only last tuesday and i thought they were ok- a little pain - not so much and the rest. on day 3 though i had a bit of a pokey wire and so i went to get it clipped but somehow it kind of drew my attention to the fact these wires can move around in the brackets! the wire actually moves up and down in the brackets of the top teeth if you move it with your finger and also if swishing water in your mouth! This actaully has made my top teeth very sensitive and they feel sooo wobbly!
My ortho said that this is how damons are and she could put a thicker wire to stop this but im not quite ready for it yet...
does anyone else have this ? i feel like im the only one as everyones wires look pretty stable lol.
anyone who has damons - does this happen with urs?

Thanks guys- im just upset as im in pain and have a med school interview next week and it may be my only one!

#2 Post by **joney** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:14 pm

Sorry you're having trouble with your brace. I had a stopper (like a tube) in the centre of my damons which stopped the small starter wire from moving too much. It won't stop the pokey wire at the back though but this is a good sign as it means your teeth are moving around. However I would have thought that without the stopper if the wire is really so loose that it could slide from one side to another if you know what I mean. I would enquire about the stopper if I were you.

If the wire is just a little pokey at the back then pop some wax on but if it is really bothering you then a quick snip from your ortho is heaven sent.

Good luck
Joney

#3 Post by **jennielee81** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:13 pm

I had Damon 3's and I'll bet that wire is not as loose as you think it is. It does flex in between the brackets and can slide through, but it is doing what it's supposed to do.

Without the ligatures, the wire has less friction so it does move a little more than traditional braces when you're in the thin wires. This is normal as the teeth move along the wire, they need it to be freeer as there is so much movement in early treatment.

This actaully has made my top teeth very sensitive and they feel sooo wobbly!

Be assured that it's not the result of particularly Damon brackets and this thin wire causing your teeth to be sensitive and wobbly...it's because you have braces!!!

Hang in there, as you move into thicker wires and rectangular wires, everything feels more stable while they continue to move your teeth and torque your roots. But, you need to wait until your teeth are ready for that stage before your ortho will put them in.

Joney is right, if you've got pokey wires in the back, your teeth are moving!!! :thunbsup:

#4 Post by **jordanna** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:15 am

I've had my Damon's on for a few weeks and have a stopper on my tops and bottoms like joney and I don't find mine moving around much at all - and my wire is really thin as well as I'm only in my first month.

#5 Post by **CactusZAF** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:19 pm

I have had Damon 3's since early september, and as Joney and Jordanna say, I too have stoppers on my archwire (they look like small metal tubes crimped onto the archwire, one on each side of one of the front brackets), perhaps your ortho forgot to crimp these stoppers on your archwire as my ortho did when I had my wire replaced after somehow managing to break the first one (mine was crimped 5 days later when I went back for a loose bracket), check if there are little loose tubes sliding around on your archwire somewhere between two brackets!

#6 Post by **jenni11** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:19 pm

i wouldnt give up just yet. I have damon 3's too and I was Getting really annoyed at how my wire kept popping out of the tube and I asked my ortho last week when I was getting my bracket replaced and he said it was because the wire was a thinner one and when he puts the thicker one in it would be better. I know the springiness of the wire can make things seem strange, I almost donâ€™t think they are working because of it, but I donâ€™t think they would have damon 3â€™s if it didnâ€™t. And I also have tooth pain, when I drink water or drink warmer liquids, but I was told to brush with sensodyne. I havenâ€™t yet but I am sure that might help with the sensitivity.

#7 Post by **jennielee81** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:40 pm

I almost donâ€™t think they are working because of it, but I donâ€™t think they would have damon 3â€™s if it didnâ€™t

See my pics below to see that they DO indeed WORK!