So I have had my first problem with the brace and brackets. Not long after the lower brace had been fitted, I was brushing my teeth and noticed one of the backers had come away from the tooth, spinning in the wire.
Panic stricken, as I knew that the orthadontist had now left Prague, I rang and emailed my dentist surgery for help. I was worried that the bracket would drop off, or I would eat it by accident! As the brackets are ceramic, if I loose one then a replacement has to be ordered from America, which is obviously not a quick event.
Thankfully they told me to come in later that day, and the normal dentist was able to repair it. He used a different method of fixing, which used ultra violet light to cure the cement, rather than just telling my not to eat for a few hours. I was surprised, and also cautious at this fix, thinking that it would not last.
A few weeks in and the broken repaired backet is still holding strong, and no others have popped off. I think I am lucky that this is the first problem in 3 months, and I am hoping that they are now all set solid and I don't have to have any more repairs before I have them removed in hopefully 9 months time.
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