Things to keep in mind after fixed bracket bonding

The final outcome of orthodontic treatment is not only related to the superb skills of the orthodontist, but also depends on the active cooperation of the patient and family as well as effective care measures to achieve satisfactory treatment results. Below we will provide a few commonly used orthodontic patients after bonding bracket considerations, in order to facilitate the orthodontic friends for self-care. Pain: Pain occurs mainly during the first time of wearing the aligners and each time of adjusting the force. After 5-6 hours after the first paste full mouth orthodontic brackets, the teeth will appear soreness and pain symptoms, more obvious when biting and force, the next day to reach the peak, and then gradually weakened in the following days, adult patients, the pain lasts a little longer, but generally will be in a week after the basic disappearance. In the future, every time after the follow-up after the force, the same day or continue for a day or two will have the same soreness and pain, but the degree is not as serious as the first time. These are normal phenomena, the patient should be treated correctly, without excessive tension. If the pain persists for more than a week or tends to worsen, contact your doctor for help. There are also some patients’ oral mucosa adaptation is slow, there will often be lip and cheek mucosa and orthodontic appliances have friction discomfort, and even the occurrence of oral ulcers, at this time you can use orthodontic protective wax coated on the orthodontic appliances, can effectively reduce the discomfort. Food choice: patients wearing orthodontic appliances need to eat a balanced diet and reduce snacks, strengthen nutrition, eat more tomatoes, oranges, liver, lean meat, eggs, milk and cereals. Do not bite hard food, avoid eating too sticky, too hard food, such as sugar cane, crab legs, nuts, bones with meat, hard popsicles, chewing gum, etc. Otherwise, it can make the fixed band ring and bracket fall off, deformation of steel wire, which will destroy the force system of the appliance, loosening and abnormal displacement of the teeth, and in serious cases, it can lead to pulpal necrosis and periodontal damage, and need to be re-bonded or made of appliances to prolong the course of treatment. After the band ring or bracket falls off, the doctor should be contacted in time for re-bonding. Third, oral hygiene care Oral hygiene is especially important for orthodontic patients. Brush teeth after each meal, use dental floss every day, regular dental checkups can maintain dental health. After wearing orthodontic brackets, the teeth will increase a lot of objects, easy to cause food congestion, resulting in gingivitis, periodontitis and so on. At this time it is necessary to use special tools, such as: orthodontic toothbrush, interdental brush, dental floss, etc., and if you have the conditions, you can also choose the water floss, dental floss and other equipment to assist in cleaning some of the parts that are not easy to clean. It is recommended to carry oral cleaning appliances with you to help maintain a healthy and hygienic mouth. Since oral hygiene is more difficult to clean after wearing orthodontic appliances, saliva secretion increases, and calculus will be more likely to be produced, so we recommend periodontal basic treatment once every 3-6 months during the orthodontic period. For some patients we will recommend fluoride caries prevention treatment with the help of dentists. Fourth, accidental situation In the orthodontic process, sometimes the brackets will fall off: generally the brackets will not fall off completely, just sliding back and forth on the arch wire, but if it is the last bracket falling off, the brackets may also fall off completely, then you need to put away the fallen brackets and contact the doctor in time for re-pasting. But sometimes the orthodontic appliances fall off, which can cause digestive tract and whistling tract damage, and even life-threatening in serious cases, so attention should be paid to the prevention. 1, arch wire tie mouth: after the teeth aligned arch wire appeared certain left and right sliding, so that one side of the arch wire is too long to tie mouth, at this time, you can first use mucous membrane protection wax to protect, in order to prevent the arch wire cut mucous membranes and other soft tissues, at the same time, contact your doctor in time to seek for help. 2, wire tie mouth: non-self-locking bracket needs to use ligature wire or ligature ring to connect the wire with the bracket. In the use of ligature wire, may be due to chewing or other reasons lead to the ligature wire broken section out of the mucous membrane and other soft tissues, can wash your hands, in front of the mirror, will be out of the broken section of the steel wire pressed back to the bottom of the arch wire. If this does not work, use a protective wax for the mucous membrane and follow up with your doctor.