What should I do if the lock is unlocked and the lock breaks or the braces break?

When wearing braces, you have to face certain difficulties. Even the installation of the corrective structure itself is associated with significant inconveniences: pain in the teeth, peculiarities in eating and discomfort during the conversation.

And this apart from the fact that parts of the construction can rub the mucous membrane of the mouth. But this temporary and later unpleasant feelings disappear. However, if the bracket is unstuck, the problem will not be solved by itself.

Why do braces often come unstuck?

Braces can be fastened to the upper, lower, or to both dentition. The main material for their manufacture is metal, ceramics, sapphires or composite plastic. The most durable of them is metal, and the rest are very fragile, albeit aesthetic.

The lining is under pressure thanks to special steel arcs, which are formed strictly individually based on calculations made by a special computer program. The arc is connected to brackets directly, or through ligatures( wire wires made of metal or rubber rings).

A lining is attached to the teeth thanks to a special glue that keeps the structure extremely tightly, but it must go away when you need to remove the unit. Therefore, its durability has boundaries, and sometimes braces fall off, which can be caused by a number of factors:

• the patient does not comply with the medical prescriptions regarding the list of permissible products( refers to nuts, fruits, dried fruits, salted and smoked meat, food of a viscous consistency);
• on the design is a strong pressure or significant physical impact;
• jaw ranks are crowded, and the space inside the mouth is not enough, so braces are pressured too much( here peeling occurs at the initial stages of wearing the apparatus);
• inaccurately used dishes( spoons, forks, mugs strike on the design, damaging arcs, locks, ligatures) or hygiene items( toothbrushes and threads);
• for cleaning teeth used devices are not designed to care for the braces system;
• the arch presses too much, since the attending physician incorrectly calculated its shape, or because the patient did not visit the orthodontist in time;
• braces begin to hurt the teeth in the adjacent row, as the bite aligns;
• for fixing the device used a poor-quality glue, or the correct attachment technology was not observed.

And what should I do in such cases?

If the braces fall off during the day, you should immediately contact the orthodontist for an unscheduled inspection. Calling a specialist you can get basic recommendations on how to behave in a similar situation.

If the lock on the braces is peeled off at night, it should first of all:

• try to understand what the cause of the malfunction is( peeling off or breaking), this will affect the way the problem is solved;
• make sure that the ligatures are intact( when the gum breaks, the arc weakens and loses the fixation point);The
• bracket is actually uncoupled if it slips on the spring( it can be fixed quite simply and at a small price), and then it should be removed from the power arc( for example, break the integrity of the ligature, remove the element from the clips or open the lock);
• it is possible that even after this, it is easy to remove the bracket, it will take a little to move the arc, pulling it out of the groove, then the element will be released.

It is impossible to fix the detached element in the home at all. You can only temporarily, waiting for a visit to the doctor, fix it with special wax. Moreover, the detached bracket is unreliable and it makes no sense to attach it again, it is better to install a new one.

If you keep the old element and, for the sake of economy, ask the doctor to install it back, the orthodontist will agree. But you need to understand that this is connected with the risk of repetition of the problem situation.

What to do if the fallen lock is not removed from the braces

If a wire ligature was used to fasten the lock, it is unlikely that it can be unlocked on its own. The same applies to cases with ligatureless constructions. In such situations, you can not do without the help of a dentist.

You can help yourself temporarily with medical wax. To do this, drain the problem point and fix the arc with this substance. But after that, you still need to immediately make an appointment with your doctor, because at the moment of weakening the pressure at one point, at all other points it increases. As a result, the bite may artificially curl.

Orthodontic wax will help temporarily fix the fallen brace

. If the above methods of removing the dysfunctional element did not help, then it's better not to touch it until a meeting with a specialist occurs.

In this case, it is always necessary to have at hand a certain amount of orthodontic wax, so that you can temporarily fix the arc.

This will allow you to peacefully eat and communicate with others until you receive appropriate help.

Than the destruction of an arc of

is threatened. At breakage of an arch it is necessary to observe the great care. This is the main part of the overall design. The place of scrapping, as with the usual peeling off of the bracket, should be fixed with wax and visit a doctor as soon as possible.

What should I do if I swallowed a piece of arc that has broken off from braces?

The arc is an elongated piece of wire. It is better if it has curved edges that will not cling to the soft tissues, moving along the digestive tract. Usually, under such conditions, the wire painlessly leaves the body in a natural way.

Problems occur if the ends are not rounded. A relatively successful option is the siphoning of the wire into the soft tissues of the esophagus. In such a situation, the foreign element can be removed without an expensive operation.

If you swallow an arc, you should visit the surgeon as soon as possible, and before this, perform a minimum of active movements, trying not to push it down the esophagus.

You will need to take an X-ray to accurately determine the location of the arc. Focusing on the results of X-rays, the surgeon will be able to extract it safely.

In addition, it is possible to swallow ligatures or individual braces. In such a situation, there is no reason for excitement. These elements either dissolve in the gastric juice, or leave the body together with the digestive system waste.

How to avoid problems?

First of all it is necessary to use the services of reliable specialists who do not violate the corrective device installation technique. Then it remains only to observe all the orders of the orthodontist and exercise reasonable care when using household items.

Often the cause of peeling off the braces is the patient's non-compliance with medical prescriptions. This attitude inevitably causes problems. In some cases, negligent or inexperienced specialists are guilty.

First aid in cases where the brace has come loose, you can do it yourself if you know what to do exactly and follow the instructions above.

But only the orthodontist can completely resolve the situation. Under any circumstances it is desirable to meet with him as soon as possible.