Permanent retainer esploshions

[sinkoman]

I just exploded one of the blobs of glue holding this little metal wire i've had on the back of my mouth.

Thing is, my ortho is back in Hi, so I can't just call and be like "Oh hai I breaks dis waia on da bak of ma teefs".

I wanna just go and break this thing of completely. YES???

 

[Dog--]

Just rip the whole thing out.

 

[Danimal]

Dog-- only says that to you because he doesn't actually know you.

You should probably look up what will actually happen if you do it LOL

 

[dfc05]

Depending on how well the other side is stuck on, it might hurt a lot to rip it off. So I'm gonna say NO and get a dentist to take it off.

 

[kineaesth]

Don't forcibly remove your bonded retainer. It won't work, for one. If it's really painful, get someone to very carefully cut the wire back to the previous glue-blob on the next tooth, with a small pair of wire-cutters. If that's not an option, bend the wire in so that it's not cutting up your mouth. Don't remove it all, and make an appointment with an orthodontist as soon as possible.