Should i cut the wire?

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#1 Post by **dark_angel475** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:55 am

I have an appiontment in two days with my ortho, but this morning when I was brushing my teeth one of the brackets came off.

It's jutting out quite a bit and caused a gap between the tooth and the bracket. A toothpic could freely go in the gap it's caused.

I heard that you can cut the wire with nail clippers if need be. I was wondering if this would be ok since my appiontment is so soon. The loos bracket is jutting into my top lip and it's going to be dificult to eat with way. I'm just worried about teeth shifting. I'm still early in my treatment so I'm not sure if they'll accualy move at all.

Thanks for your time.

#2 Post by **caryca** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:00 pm

can you take out the bracet?
I think if you take off the ligature you can take it off and it should be ok.
I think at the begining of the threatment it is not that of a big problem....
I hope it will help?

#3 Post by **dark_angel475** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:16 pm

Hummm. I'll see if i can take off the bracket. That might help. I just hope the stupid arch wire doesn't kill my lip.

I hate this. This is about the 7th bracket that's come off.

I jsut don't know why it keeps happening.