LOOKING FOR BRACES ADVISE

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baileymuscle
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LOOKING FOR BRACES ADVISE

#1 Post by baileymuscle »

Hi. I had braces put on and when I close my mouth, the top and bottom braces touch at my back molars. Is this normal? I'm afraid to close my mouth or chew or sleep thinking that the braces back at the molars will break.
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ItsFreyja
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Joined: Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:27 pm
Location: USA

Re: LOOKING FOR BRACES ADVISE

#2 Post by ItsFreyja »

It depends; braces aren't super fragile. But you definitely should call your ortho and ask him, since he knows what your exact situation is and we don't.
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poetgirl115
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Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:27 am
Location: Greater New Orleans Area, Louisiana

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#3 Post by poetgirl115 »

my front teeth touch the top of my bottom front braces. Definitely annoying! I feel your pain. Give your ortho a call and ask him/her if there's cause for concern. Better safe than sorry!
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cdmoses6
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Location: Kansas

Re: LOOKING FOR BRACES ADVISE

#4 Post by cdmoses6 »

I had that same problem! About a week after I got them on, I ended up biting one of my brackets off in my sleep! I ended up getting "bumpers" put on some the bottom teeth. They worked great! They were like these squishy pads that went over the bracket similar to a ligature. You might ask about them!
Braces on March 6th, 2015
Metal Empower self-ligating brackets, upper and lower
Class II, Division II overbite with crowding
Upper 2nd premolars extracted May 1st, 2015
First Powerchain and Class II Manatee Elastics June 15th, 2015
TADs placed July 27th, 2015
Box Manatee Elastics April 1st, 2016
Teeth shaping May 4th, 2016

My Progress: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=48229
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oldfart
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Re: LOOKING FOR BRACES ADVISE

#5 Post by oldfart »

It's common. As teeth move you bite differently at times every few days. Just warn your ortho that you are biting brackets. That way if it does break they are less likely to charge you if you informed them it was occurring.
Braces on: 2/25/2013. Braces Off: 12/23/2015
Current Retainers: Hawley Top, Essix Bottom, and Permanent Lingual Bottom
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