How to use metal braces to grind teeth during orthodontics?

Wearing braces and grinding your mouth may be caused by the friction between the bracket edge and the attachment, or it may be caused by the long and misplaced arch wire. Treatment methods include using orthodontic protective wax, trimming archwire and resetting archwire.

1. Friction of brackets and accessories to mucosa: brackets and accessories for fixing appliances may cause friction to adjacent mucosa, and orthodontic protective wax can be used for protection and overtreatment. The condition of molars can be improved to some extent after mucosal adaptation.

2. The arch wire is too long or dislocated: when the arch wire is placed too long or dislocated, the end of the arch wire will grind, and it is necessary to trim the arch wire again to make the arch wire ligated again.

If the symptoms of appliance grinding are serious, or the symptoms continue to improve, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

The correct term for braces is appliance. Those with mild molars can gradually adapt with use. In severe cases, orthodontic wax can be used to reduce friction, as shown below.

Orthodontic appliances are used to correct dentition deformity, which can be placed on the labial or lingual side of teeth, and usually include orthodontic brackets, archwires and accessories. When the appliance is put into the mouth at the beginning, it may cause discomfort due to foreign body sensation, and it can gradually adapt with use without special treatment.

If the appliance causes great friction to the oral mucosa, and even symptoms such as mucosal injury and pain appear, orthodontic protective wax can be used at the doctor's suggestion and placed at the end of brackets, accessories or archwires to reduce the trauma to the mucosa.

If the mucosal trauma is serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible for targeted treatment.