When will I get my only top ceramic braces? I broke two brackets in different months

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Michu
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When will I get my only top ceramic braces? I broke two brackets in different months

#1 Post by Michu »

I currently only have top braces since august of 2016, and I will only have them a year. I broke two brackets in different months, one was october by eating a chicken wing lol, and the other was last month from eating a kit kat (not cold) two days before my retie which was fine. Once I the top off, I will be looking for a different ortho to get the bottoms bc I didn't have insurance at that time and I paid the top out of pocket, stupid me. Will I get them off in a few months? My bottoms aren't bad just the two front bottoms are crooked not noticeable.

Michu
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Re: When will I finish my only top ceramic braces? I broke two brackets in different months

#2 Post by Michu »

[quote="Michu"]I currently only have top braces since august of 2016, and I will only have them a year. I broke two brackets in different months, one was october by eating a chicken wing lol, and the other was last month from eating a kit kat (not cold) two days before my retie which was fine. Once I the top off, I will be looking for a different ortho to get the bottoms bc I didn't have insurance at that time and I paid the top out of pocket, stupid me. Will I get them off in a few months? My bottoms aren't bad just the two front bottoms are crooked not noticeable.[/quote]

duelmaster42
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Re: When will I get my only top ceramic braces? I broke two brackets in different months

#3 Post by duelmaster42 »

I've had only one incident of my ceramic bracket coming off. And the elastic attached to that was very strong, so my ortho wasn't too surprised. I called in for an emergency appointment, and it fixed the same day.

Ziggy
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Re: When will I get my only top ceramic braces? I broke two brackets in different months

#4 Post by Ziggy »

I've had my top, ceramic bracket for over a year with no problems, but I'm pretty careful about what I bite into. There is no way we can know when your brackets will be coming off. That's between you and your ortho.

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