It has happened every other [maybe every] day for about two weeks now. I wear rubberbands on my braces, and I'll put them on at night you know, then I wake up in the morning, and they're not there.I make my mom watch me put them on at night too.
Anybody know why this is happening?
[And Yes, the could possibly be breaking and me swallowing, but I have found then intact in my bed a couple times].
2007-11-30 12:05:28 · 31 answers · asked by Theresa 2 in Health ➔ Dental
If you grind your teeth they may slip off.
2007-11-30 12:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by Germ 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
They obviously came off somehow... How I don't know. The most likely situation is if you are taking them off yourself in your sleep. Sleep with your hands under your pillow or restrain them in other ways and see if that will help.
Everything the orthodontist puts in your mouth has been tested again and again in the digestive system and are fine to swallow... but that's probably not something you want to do on a regular basis. It shouldn't be a big deal if they slip off at night. Make sure you wear them during the day and everything should go as planned. Ask your orthodontist if he has a better solution to your problem.
Good luck!
2007-11-30 20:26:55 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times, in the morning my mom finds that I don't have any cover on me in the winter and she has remembered me putting the cover on but I don't remember taking it off! A lot of times in my sleep I don't remember anything. Maybe you are irritated by the rubber bands in your mouth and take them out without remembering.
2007-12-01 00:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're either swallowing a few or making them pop off!
2007-11-30 20:14:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have rubberbands on my braces yet. I think they pop off a lot. My friend, Alex, has rubberbands on her braces. I think they pop off a lot. She said they hurt to put on! Damn! I don't want to get rubberbands on my braces anytime soon! I have braces. I don't like them. The colored ties snap off a lot. I hate it. It sucks. It sucks ***! Ha! I said ***! Ha! No.
2007-11-30 20:13:31 · answer #5 · answered by Aubreigh aka The Female T-Pain 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You probably sleep with your mouth open, even if you might not want to believe that's true,and they might just snap off if you open your mouth really wide. I wear braces to, but i don't have rubber bands, so i don't really know.
2007-11-30 20:12:06 · answer #6 · answered by Jenn Babyyy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You could be swallowing them, or pulling them off at night and you dont even know it. They also might be loose and falling out. Or it's your brother playing a little trick on you. lol
2007-11-30 20:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by Molly 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Chances are you grind your teeth, causing displacement causing them to pop out, or maybe you literally take them out in your sleep. Are they uncomfortable? Maybe you should ask your dentist to increase the pin size or the elastics' strength.
2007-11-30 20:08:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you grind your teeth at night and make them pop off.
2007-11-30 20:22:47 · answer #9 · answered by ☮♥☺♪♫☼ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most likely they break and you swallow them. Or they break and they fall on the bed or ground.
2007-11-30 20:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ [þæ] ツ 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they could be detaching themselves at night and if u sleep with your mouth open slipping out at night. There is also the swallowing possiblility.
2007-11-30 20:08:10 · answer #11 · answered by n92305 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋