Archwire has come off

[wickedmama35]

My archwire has come off on my bottom teeth at the back, on both sides, One side is bent, the other completely off the end tooth, it happened when i was eating some popcorn. I feel really sillly now having to phone the ortho on Monday. Shall i just wait until my next appointment which is on Feb 2nd? Is this a common thing to happen?

[Sunny]

Phone your ortho and ask if you need to come in earlier to get this fixed.

The rest of your teeth will still be moving fine, as the archwire is engaging those teeth. There are many reasons why the archwires come out of the back brackets and eating is just one of them. Your arch may have widened in a way that made the archwire short in those areas, so that it was easy for it to pop out ... etc.

Good luck ... and please don't feel silly. Although I recommend no popcorn ... not because of your braces, but because of the damage that can be done to your gums if a 'shell' gets under that area.

[wickedmama35]

I phined the ortho today and they were really nice and said it can sometimes happen. They said i shoud'nt wait until february and have fitted me in on Wednesday.
thanks