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the moving bracket is causing irritation, simply break off a Saturday night and your small piece and press it over child tells you they have the bracket and onto the a wiggly bracket on their tooth. If you are out of wax, braces. It’s as if these things you can find it at are perfectly timed your drugstore in to after-hours and the dental aisle. weekends. Never Wax sticks best fear! There are OH NO! to a dry surface, steps you can take It’s Saturday night so you can use a at home. and your child tells cotton swab to dry Check to see if you they have a the area first. the bracket is still wiggly bracket on Call your attached to the orthodontist for wire. Sometimes their braces. the next steps. If when a bracket it’s after-hours, don’t panic! becomes detached from the Simply call the next business tooth, it will slide side-to-side day and they’ll find the next on the wire like a bead on best appointment time to an abacus. Your orthodontist replace it with a new one. likely provided you with a packet of dental wax, so if
Ana Castilla, DDS, MS is a board-certified, Oregon-based orthodontist. She is passionate about helping patients attain their perfect smile, so they can live their lives to the fullest!
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