Re: sugical wires/clear braces

[Guest guest]

I was told that it can happen, or that a ceramic bracket can chip.

Then you can be in real trouble, if the chip goes into your lung,

because an x-ray cannot detect it. In fact, I had to sign a waiver

absolving my ortho and surgeon of blame and liability if that

happened.

It didn't, but if I'd have known to begin with, I'd have gone with

the metal brackets. I found the metal more comfortable, anyhow.

I haven't heard of this happening, either, but there must be a reason

for those waivers...

Cammie

> >

> > Hi again. I have a question regarding surgical wires and clear

> > braces. How many of you have done the surgery with ceramic

(clear)

> > braces on? I only have them on my top 8 teeth. When i first got

them

> > on my ortho mentioned changing them to silver for the surgery

because

> > they are safer. I think i am getting surgical wires on next week.

Can

> > they attach surgical wires to clear braces? Is this when he

would

> > change my brackets if he still is going to change them. It seems

> like

> > a waste for me and I really dont want them changed this early (my

> > surgery will be in june/july) because of dance performances

coming

> > up. He said he changes them out incase one pops off and falls

into

> my

> > lung he can find it. Do you think i could tell him i just want to

> keep

> > these on and take the very slight chance of that happening? None

of

> > my brackets have popped off yet either. And also...what exactly

are

> > surgical wires??? Thanks! ~

[Guest guest]

I have 6 clear brackets on my top teeth only. I had the same brackets

for the surgery, however, these brackets are not as sturdy as the

metal ones, and 2 of mine did break during surgery, and more became

unglued later on. But that's not a big deal - had to go to the ortho

to get new ones couple of days ahead of schedule. Otherwise, no problem.

>

> Hi again. I have a question regarding surgical wires and clear

> braces. How many of you have done the surgery with ceramic (clear)

> braces on? I only have them on my top 8 teeth. When i first got them

> on my ortho mentioned changing them to silver for the surgery because

> they are safer. I think i am getting surgical wires on next week. Can

> they attach surgical wires to clear braces? Is this when he would

> change my brackets if he still is going to change them. It seems like

> a waste for me and I really dont want them changed this early (my

> surgery will be in june/july) because of dance performances coming

> up. He said he changes them out incase one pops off and falls into my

> lung he can find it. Do you think i could tell him i just want to keep

> these on and take the very slight chance of that happening? None of

> my brackets have popped off yet either. And also...what exactly are

> surgical wires??? Thanks! ~