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Hi I am on holiday and I've been a bit careless and one of my brackets has broken off It is the lower molar right at the back, and before it is an extraction spot so the wire goes across the gap to the tooth.The bracket on the tooth at the back has completely broken off and fallen out, so the wire is just hanging...

I still have over 2 weeks left until I return home and my next appointment isn't until September. What should I do? Should I cut the wire and just wait until I get home? It's too late at night to call the ortho right now

Here is a picture I did on paint because I don't have a camera:

berry wrote:Hi I am on holiday and I've been a bit careless and one of my brackets has broken off It is the lower molar right at the back, and before it is an extraction spot so the wire goes across the gap to the tooth.The bracket on the tooth at the back has completely broken off and fallen out, so the wire is just hanging...

I still have over 2 weeks left until I return home and my next appointment isn't until September. What should I do? Should I cut the wire and just wait until I get home? It's too late at night to call the ortho right now

Here is a picture I did on paint because I don't have a camera:

I wish I knew the answer... I don't think it'd hurt just to call your ortho in the morning and then find out what he says then.

VA5 wrote: I wish I knew the answer... I don't think it'd hurt just to call your ortho in the morning and then find out what he says then.

Yeh... although I just realised it is Sunday tomorrow, gonna have to wait til Monday to call

berry wrote:

VA5 wrote: I wish I knew the answer... I don't think it'd hurt just to call your ortho in the morning and then find out what he says then.

Yeh... although I just realised it is Sunday tomorrow, gonna have to wait til Monday to call

I'm sure your ortho has an emergency service though?

I'd call Monday morning.