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Subject: Re: Damon door opening!

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drrick

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Date Posted: 07:29:55 07/06/04 Tue
In reply to: Dawn 's message, "Damon door opening!" on 05:02:32 07/06/04 Tue

If it is on one particular bracket your doc could remove it and place a new one or if low friction isnt needed at this stage he or she could pot a ligature around that one bracket.

>Good Day all...
>I have Damon brackets (self-ligating) and I've noticed
>that one of the doors keeps on opening up, several
>times a day. It's easy enough to just keep closing it,
>but I can't help but wonder if it is slowing down
>treatment. I need to kind of push on the archwired
>before it will close, and I can definitely feel a new
>"tightness" when I close it up again. I have become
>super vigilant about checking it.
>I have an appt. on Friday, so I will definitely
>mention it, but does anyone have any ideas?
>Thanks, Dawn

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Subject	Author	Date
The cranky bracket will just be handtied with wire.	Louise	07:45:50 07/06/04 Tue

Re: Damon door opening!	dawn	08:42:07 07/06/04 Tue