I just got spacers yesterday. They don't hurt very much now, but the orthodontist told me that it is possible for some to fall out, but that that was okay since that would just mean that it had made enough room. Before he told me that he warned me not to chew gum AT ALL when I get braces because it would flex the wires until they break, and if I swallowed a wire I would maybe have to have surgery. Now the question is, what if I'm sleeping and a spacer falls out, and I swallow it? I don't think it would be dangerous, since the same could happen with a tooth and it would probably pass normally, but I'm not sure. Please try to give honest answers, but not ones that can be overly scary..I want to get some sleep the next 5 nights until I get them taken out. :) Thanks!
2007-07-11 15:59:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Thank you for all of the answers. Hopefully none will fall out at all at night, but if any do at least I can know that most likely it will just pass through normally. I'm not very good at choosing best answers so I'll have to wait until people vote, but thank you to everyone that answered. =)
2007-07-12 01:51:19 · update #1
i had to get spacers and the dentist told me not to floss those teeth or they would fall out but otherwise they shouldn't. I don't think its really dangerous
2007-07-11 16:10:54 · answer #1 · answered by buy my llama costs $1 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you accidentally swallow a spacer you won't have any problems. It will go through you normally. The reason you were told not to chew gum with spacers is because the gum could pull a spacer out. Without the spacer, your teeth will be very close together and it will be hard for your ortho to get your bands on you back teeth. I wouldn't lose too much sleep worrying about swallowing a spacer.
2007-07-11 16:41:42 · answer #2 · answered by Ron Burgundy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank goodness- I swallowed mine while chewing gum ( I forgot I wasn't supposed to. )
2016-09-24 07:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by awkwardshark200 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had to get spacers too don't wry there just teeney little rubberbands. if ur getting braces, they might ask u to put rubberbrands on ur brackets and its perfectly fine and it won't kill u if u swallow a rubberband or two.i swallow mine FREQUENTLY by eating with them in and then swallowing mine.
lol.
anyways, spacers shouldn't kill u if u swallow them. when i got mine, they were shoved up there really tight and i never swallowed mine!
hope i could help!
don't wry
2007-07-11 16:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by lovejuicycouture 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's only dangerous if it gets caught in your intestines or colon. it may rip a sphincter muscle
2007-07-11 16:24:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think one or 2 no but alot yeas
2007-07-11 17:15:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELLO,
DON'T BE SCARED OR WORRIED. THIS WILL PASS RIGHT OUT BECAUSE YOUR BODY CAN'T DIGEST IT.
2007-07-11 19:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋