A couple of weeks ago I had been babysitting and accidentely eaten a hard candy which my the the bracket on the right side of mouth on my molar come off.i can understand that but it does not have a wire on it and it did not come off until morning soooo? then i woke up this morning and the other sides bracket came off and i swear that i didn't do anything to mess it upi had a chewy browny and pizza that was squishy and the crust wasnt hardfor lunch i had fries and chickenand i didn't have breakfastfurthermorei had tested each one b4 i went to bed to make sure they were on securely and i was not rough on them eitherWHAT'S GOING ON?!! also do orthodontists make you pay for bracket replacement?
Sometimes the brackets have a hard time staying on the teeth because of saliva contamination at the time of placement. The adhesion might have been weak and it didn't take much to knock them off. Yes, tooth grinding could dislodge them if there was contact between the opposing tooth and the bracket when you bite down. I would return to the orthodontist and have them fuse the bracket back on. I don't think there will be a charge especially if it didn't happen before (or too often).
