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is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracket?
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:41 am
by oimysizex
Just got back from the ortho and one of my bracket does have a lig on it, its where i have a gap. is it to close a gap?? or did the ortho probably just forget to put it on lol?
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:08 am
by nikkibabie19
you mean does not have a lig on it...
It depends....When i had wire ligs to hold a tooth or a few teeth in place, sometimes the rubber band ligs would not be able to fit around the bracket properly so at the beginning they would fall off and i wouldn't notice until i went to brush my teeth (prob swallowed a few)
But after a while the ortho/assistant stop trying to force them onto the bracket if they kept coming back off.....
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thankfully there were always in the back so it would not affect the "look" of my ligs to the front if i smiled
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:19 am
by oimysizex
she just didnt put a ligature on one of my brackets! don't wanna ring up and be annoying haha
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:32 am
by nikkibabie19
Lol...i didnt say call up and be annoying......
I was just telling u that sometimes it done on purpose and other times prob not....
But ligs are important tho...
Holds the wire in place so that it can put pressure on the tooth to shift it into whatever position.
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:48 pm
by SunshineRay
I have had them not put on certain teeth before.
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:25 pm
by ceramic mouth
I have one tooth that didn't get a ligature till the 2nd or maybe 3rd adjustment, can't exactly remember. that tooth had a tooth that went behind it.. when the other tooth moved in line, the tooth that didn't have a ligature got one
probably not a mistake.
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:05 pm
by oimysizex
OMFG haha it must have snapped off as imediately after I took a picture of my teeth and looked it again and I had ligs on every tooth. I rang up and she said don't worry it doesn't matter! I hope it doesn't mess up my progress!!
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:20 pm
by parsleysage
oimysizex wrote:OMFG haha it must have snapped off as imediately after I took a picture of my teeth and looked it again and I had ligs on every tooth. I rang up and she said don't worry it doesn't matter! I hope it doesn't mess up my progress!!
Hahaha that is funny!!!
I'm glad you found that out before you called haha.
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:27 pm
by nikkibabie19
Thats how I knew mine snapped too. Cuz I took a pic right after and compared.
Re: is it normal for ortho to not put a ligature on a bracke
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:46 am
by roxie2519
That has happened to me few times. Turns out , she had forgotten to put one on a bracket . It is best if you call her just to make sure . Although , it shouldn't make much difference , as long as you got your wire on.. You should be good.