I have been in braces for over a year. They were supposed to come off in September and finally everything was looking great.
I got a full powerchain on and he moved the bracket on my lateral incisor. When I started in braces this tooth was rotated at a 45 degree angle and so was the other later incisor. It looked horrible. They were both unrotated and looking good along with the other teeth with a small gap beside both so the powerchain went on.
The powerchain closed the gap quickly but when I woke up this morning my lateral incisor has rotated back quite a bit. It completely destabalized the lateral incisor. I can now see the side of the tooth appearing forward it is maybe a good 25 degree angle when it used to be completely turned straight. I am so upset right now. I just wanted to be out of these braces as promised by September. I didn't ever want to look like a "vampire" again as kids used to torment me. It has me just wanting to rip out the tooth myself I am that mad. I never want to look like this again.
I don't know what to do. I am tempted to cut the powerchain as it is doing damage to the lateral incisor. I would rather live with a small tiny hardly able to see gap vs. living with a rotated tooth again.
WWYD?
Tooth is rotating back after bracket was repositioned at last appointment
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Re: Tooth is rotating back after bracket was repositioned at last appointment
I would call your ortho asap and consult with him/her directly. Hopefully they are the kind of care provider that will have a quick chat over the phone or set a "let's take a peek and see" quickie appointment.
Re: Tooth is rotating back after bracket was repositioned at last appointment
Same exact thing happened to me. If your next appointment isnt soon then call your ortho. In my situation, after a bracket was repositioned and my tooth rotated, my ortho had to put some wire bends and a rotational wedge on that tooth. It was fixed fairly quick but I understand your frustration. Keep us posted on what your ortho does to fix it.