To ask for help from an orthodontist?

[Tellmeaboutteeth]

Hi, I would be very grateful for advice from an orthodontist. DD had fixed braces fitted yesterday on the NHS and the glue has failed on some brackets teeth on the top set and is not anchored at the front her mouth.

We won't be able to contact the practice until Monday. Is there anything we can do in the meantime. Googling suggests not to cut the wire.

Your dd should have been given some wax. You can use a piece to pack the loose bracket and reduce its movement. That’s what my dc did to stop loose brackets irritating their mouths until they could be seen.

(IANAOrthodontist, just a parent.)

I'd be concerned why the glue hasn't bonded adequately if they were only fitted yesterday. That's very poor. Me (as an adult) and my DC as teenagers have all had 'train track' braces fitted, and no issues with glue at all. That also includes the glue holding our retainer wires after the braces were removed (into double digit figures for all of us, and glue still doing its job). But I'm not UK/NHS, so possible this is a quality of treatment issue unique to NHS work? Either way, OP, you need to have this looked at urgently with the orthodontist on Monday.

No it’s very , very common to lose brackets early on in treatment as that is when they are doing the most work, are under the most tension and often is before the wearer learns what they can and can’t eat with them in , and not to chew nails, pencils, break off sellotape etc

If the brackets are held on by rubber then you may be able to detach them from the wire. Keep hold of them safely . Do not cut or clip the wire. If the brackets are wired on then there’s little you can do.