Guest guest Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 > > They don't always. > > > > But when they do, they're either to hold the wires or the elastics. > > Some people have hooks the whole time they're in braces. Sometimes they > > use the lugs you already have for the elastics. Sometimes they put > > extra hooks in, to be able to arrange things the way they need be. > > > > Mira, My OD called the hooks and wire the " just in case " Just in case > you have to be wired shut. In my case the first surgery all was well > the I had hardware failure and had to have asecond surgery 2 weeks > later, good thing I had the jsut in case wire because I had to be wire > shut. They really aren't bad at all. The first day you may had a > tender spot not unlike when you first had braces. > > Michele Hardware failure for me was the screws that were hold me all together broke. I had disolvable screws. After one years time they would be all gone. The OS does know why they failed 2 reason that could have been the cause. 1st for 30 plus years I have pushed my jaw forward and maybe My jaw was stronger the the screws, the other was there was an infection at the failure sight. The screws have a 98%sucess rate, I would be the 2%, itg's just me. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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