Irritation, such as on your tongue, cheeks, and lips After Braces After your braces come off, the orthodontist will thoroughly clean your teeth. They may want to take another set of X-rays and bite impressions to check how well the braces straightened your teeth and if you’ve gotten any...
In my own practice, I once treated a police officer with lingual braces for a similar reason: He worked in a rough neighborhood and was concerned that labial braces would leave him vulnerable to mouth injuries during any physical confrontations. Braces placed behind the teeth would not cut into...
Cheek retractorsSmall plastic pieces used to draw back your lips and cheeks so the orthodontist can more easily see you teeth and work in your mouth. Curing LightA special UV light used to help attach brackets to your teeth Distal End CutterA special plier used to cut off the ends of your...
Irritation, such as on your tongue, cheeks, and lips After Braces After your braces come off, the orthodontist will thoroughly clean your teeth. They may want to take another set of X-rays and bite impressions to check how well the braces straightened your teeth and if you’ve gotten any...
place a piece of wax over the area. If the wire is poking you and wax does not help, the wire can be cut with a small wire cutter or fingernail clipper close to the back of the last brace (this is the last resort). Please call our office so that we may schedule an appointment ...
(Not even close to having a baby for all of you who keep saying that but have never gone through it) My main problem is that the inside of my cheeks and lips are so torn up because every time I talk or smile my braces cut into them. I now have 4 canker sores in the inside o...
Is there any chance that the sharp ends of the braces will hurt the insides of my cheeks. Hmm. This is a hard question. In the beginning part of orthodontic treatment, your teeth will move a lot. Sometimes the end of the wire will stick out past the end of the tube, and create a...
Sometimes after an adjustment, your teeth may feel loose or you might experience some discomfort from the appliance. We recommend a special wax to help alleviate any irritation to your lips or cheeks. How do I keep my braces clean?
Your orthodontist will give you wax that you can use on top of the brackets to protect your delicate cheeks and tongue from getting cut on the metal. These types of braces require a little more maintenance because it is harder to see if there is food stuck in your braces. That’s why ...
The open medium-light Ni-Ti coils used for space opening are manufactured in straight lengths, or on a spool, and are cut to the appropriate lengths which are 1 1/2 bracket lengths longer than the distance from the distal of the anterior bracket to the mesial of the posterior bracket or...