Many orthodontic problems can be solved by yourself at home. It is possible to list the frequently encountered problems and their solutions as follows:
Pain
During your first appointment, while you are sitting in your patient’s chair, no action will be taken that will hurt you. However, there may be mild pain that persists for a maximum of 1 week after the brackets are attached.
The intensity and duration of the pain depends on your body’s response and your pain threshold. These pains can be repeated on the day of the one-month check-ups, for a shorter period of time and less frequently. If you have pain in the first session and in the following controls, you can take a painkiller to relieve the pain. Warm mouthwash with salt water is also relaxing. For this, a small amount of salt to be put into a tea glass with the tip of a teaspoon will be sufficient.
Brackets or tubes sinking:
Brackets or other apparatus attached to your teeth may sink into your cheek, tongue or lip. It takes some time to get used to this situation. Usually by the end of the first week, you feel like you have nothing in your mouth.
Your doctor will give you a gum-like substance called orthodontic wax in order to make this one-month habituation period more comfortable. Take a lentil-sized piece from this candle and stick it on the bracket corresponding to the sinking area.
As a result of such an application, the angular parts of the bracket will be rounded and the stinging sensation will be reduced. But you can not use these candles until the end of treatment. Your lips and cheeks need to get used to this situation. You can also do the same with a piece of gum when you don’t have a candle with you.
Call your doctor if you have a stabbing place like a needle.
Broken band or bracket:
If the broken bracket is still attached to the archwire, do not make any effort to remove it. At the next control, if your doctor deems it necessary, he or she will stick the bracket again.
Penetration
Penetration of the arch wire As a result of the arch wire coming out or lengthening, it may sink into the cheek or lip. If the arch wire has come out of the tube of the rearmost tooth, try to place the wire back in the same place. If you cannot reattach the wire, then cut it with a clean nail clipper or stick a wax.
Sometimes the ends of the small wires that we attach the arch wire to the brackets change direction during brushing and sink into the cheek or lip. To prevent sinking, it will be enough to push the wire with an eraser at the end of a pencil. Or you can put a candle in this area again.
Rocking
Rocking of teeth All teeth that have been exposed to force with orthodontic treatment will experience shaking in the course of the treatment. It’s normal. This will go away over time after the treatment is over.