What kind of emergency are you experiencing?* There’s something wrong with your braces. There’s something wrong with your retainer or aligners. What's wrong with your braces?* There’s something wrong with the wires on your braces. You have a loose bracket. What's wrong with your retainer or aligners?* Your retainer or aligner isn’t fitting. The edge of your retainer or aligner is rough. Your retainer or aligner broke. Your bonded retainer fell off. What's wrong with the wires on your braces?* A wire is out of its tube There is a long wire that’s bothering you. Try these fixes for a loose bracket: Cover with the bracket with wax to provide comfort. Remove the bracket from the wire by opening the door or removing the elastic tie. Leave it alone! It will just move around a little and won’t hurt anything. Try this fix for a wire that is out of its tube: Place the wire back in its tube with disinfected tweezers Try these fixes for long wires: Cover the wire with wax to provide comfort. Tuck the wire into a comfortable place. Clip the wire with a disinfected nail clipper or wire nipper. Try these fixes for a retainer or aligner that's not fitting properly: Try to wear it more to get it to fit. Call us for an appointment if that doesn’t fix the problem. Try these fixes for a retainer or aligner with a rough edge: Try cutting the edge with scissors or smoothing with an emery board. Call us for an appointment if that doesn’t fix the problem. Try these fixes for a broken retainer or aligner: If possible, try wearing it in two pieces. If that’s not possible, call us for an appointment. Try these fixes for your bonded retainer: Wear your removable retainer if you have it. Call us for a repair appointment. Would you like to contact Dr. Roeder to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment?* Yes No Name* First Last Email* Phone*Tell us a little about your problem.*
