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sophimarie
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What is this?

#1 Post by sophimarie »

Hi! I got top braces about 3 months ago. Recently, I have been noticing white stuff on top of my brackets. Iv'e brushed many times and it does not come off. I used a toothpick and it came of, which is good! :) It resembled "scrambled egg" slime. I just want to know what it is and if I can stop it later. Is it food?
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assertives
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Re: What is this?

#2 Post by assertives »

It's probably plaque. I have that too, and always had to made sure I brush around the brackets with an interdental brush.
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Nozzelnut
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Re: What is this?

#3 Post by Nozzelnut »

Get a water pick! They work great for hosing off brackets that brushing doesn't get.
Round 3 (lifetime) Damon stainless applied 3/16/20 (after 4 weeks attempting invisalign) On for about 18 months
Night time elastics with invisalign retainers; still...
Double jaw surgery was 6/18/15...
Orthodontics never really ends...
I'm emphatically against extraction orthodontics!
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