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Subject: Re: Bracket came loose

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Maggie

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Date Posted: 20:32:05 08/22/04 Sun
In reply to: Stacy 's message, "Bracket came loose" on 18:40:23 08/21/04 Sat

>Yes, after only 4 days in braces, one of my brackets
>came off of my tooth. I was eating a grilled cheese
>and chewing in the only place that isn't sore (where
>my crown is)and it came off. I am thinking maybe the
>crown had something to do with it. What happens when a
>bracket comes off? Does everything come out of
>alignment? Hopefully, I can go in first thing Monday.

I'm the authority on broken brackets! ^_^ The way it works with my ortho is when you break a bracket you call for an emergencey appointment, usually the same day or ASAP, and then my ortho charges $120 for each broken bracket, so after it gets fixed I usually pay by a check. Broken brackets are a pain in the but, especially for those of us with enamel hyperplasia(like me) or crowns(like you). I've found that sticking to soft, thin foods helped cut down on the breakages. Also, be prepared to get yelled at..my ortho always yells whenever a bracket is broken(even though it's kind of unavoidable with enamel hyperplasia, but I guess he's used to teenagers who eat candy). Good Luck! ^_^

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Bracket came loose	Jim	21:04:31 08/22/04 Sun
Re: Bracket came loose -- Maggie, 21:27:06 08/22/04 Sun