I cut my finger on my braces =0(

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aznfayeth
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I cut my finger on my braces =0(

#1 Post by aznfayeth »

I was flossing my end molar and the archwire poked a hole in the side of my middle finger =0( It started bleeding and now it looks rather swollen, I hope I dont get tetanus...things like this reminds you how sharp the wire is...
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Danny
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#2 Post by Danny »

I was taking out one of my rubber bands the other day and cut my finger on one of the wire ties on a bracket. Right now I have so many sore spots in my mouth I am beginning to wonder how I can go through another year and +/- four months of this!
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#3 Post by jenns91civic »

I don't think you can get tetanus from a wire that was sterile before it was put into your mouth.......but you have had a tetanus shot in the past 10 years right? (Because everyone is very good about keeping immunizations up to date aren't they? Oh wait that's just in my own little world). If you haven't had one in the past 5 years, go get one because you should anyway.

I'll have to do some looking around to see about getting tetanus from something like an archwire. If I find anything interesting I'll post it here.
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me too

#4 Post by HollyDontSpend »

I did that once. Man it hurt!!!! I was feeling a wire that was poking me. It was twisted up and curled around so it wouldn't poke me anyway. Well I was pulling my finger away and it got caught and I made the little puncture worse. Aye! Just picturing what was taking place was worse than it hurt. HA! :soremouth:
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#5 Post by bbsadmin »

The worst was when I cut my tongue on my braces. That hurt like hell!
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cut finger

#6 Post by csblackburn »

I've cut my thumb in my mouth before while flossing. I pulled my thumb out too quickly and got the corner of the bracket on one of my bands. Slice! Not too much fun.
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