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Park Orthodontics February 2015 01413325107 Care of Your Removable Orthodontic Appliance These are general guidelines for patients being treated with removable orthodontic appliances. If you have any queries please ask, we are here to help you. Removable appliances may be used by themselves, or in conjunction with other appliances (such as those fixed to the teeth) to assist with the progress of treatment. You should normally wear your appliance full time (day and night) unless you are given specific instructions to the contrary. You may find it difficult to speak clearly when you first start wearing your appliance. This is quite normal and you will find that you gradually become used to talking with your appliance in place. It is important to keep both the appliance and your teeth thoroughly clean. The appliance itself does not damage the teeth, but if plaque and food debris is allowed to collect around it, decay may start. Too much sugar (especially in fizzy drinks) is likely to make this worse, therefore sugary foods and snacks should be avoided as much as possible. The appliance should always be taken out for cleaning. Use a toothbrush and toothpaste but be careful. It is also advisable to remove your appliance for any sports or games (including swimming) where it may become dislodged accidentally. Put it somewhere safe. Always insert and remove your appliance using your fingers. Never bite it into place as this is likely to break it. When it is in position, leave it there and do not be tempted to 'play' with it with your tongue, as this may also damage your appliance. If you break your appliance please telephone us during normal working hours so that arrangements can be made to repair it. Appliances are repaired at a technical laboratory and this may take a little time. Patients must attend in person so that the fit of the appliance can be checked before and after the repair. Please see our website, www.parkorthodontics.co.uk for detailed instructions and recommendations.

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Park  Orthodontics  February  2015  01413325107    

Care  of  Your  Removable  Orthodontic  Appliance  

These  are  general  guidelines  for  patients  being  treated  with  removable  orthodontic  appliances.  

If  you  have  any  queries  please  ask,  we  are  here  to  help  you.  

Removable  appliances  may  be  used  by  themselves,  or  in  conjunction  with  other  appliances  (such  as  those  fixed  to  the  teeth)  to  assist  with  the  progress  of  treatment.  

You  should  normally  wear  your  appliance  full  time  (day  and  night)  unless  you  are  given  specific  instructions  to  the  contrary.  

You  may  find  it  difficult  to  speak  clearly  when  you  first  start  wearing  your  appliance.  This  is  quite  normal  and  you  will  find  that  you  gradually  become  used  to  talking  with  your  appliance  in  place.  

It  is  important  to  keep  both  the  appliance  and  your  teeth  thoroughly  clean.  The  appliance  itself  does  not  damage  the  teeth,  but  if  plaque  and  food  debris  is  allowed  to  collect  around  it,  decay  may  start.  Too  much  sugar  (especially  in  fizzy  drinks)  is  likely  to  make  this  worse,  therefore  sugary  foods  and  snacks  should  be  avoided  as  much  as  possible.  

The  appliance  should  always  be  taken  out  for  cleaning.  Use  a  toothbrush  and  toothpaste  but  be  careful.  

It  is  also  advisable  to  remove  your  appliance  for  any  sports  or  games  (including  swimming)  where  it  may  become  dislodged  accidentally.  Put  it  somewhere  safe.  

Always  insert  and  remove  your  appliance  using  your  fingers.  Never  bite  it  into  place  as  this  is  likely  to  break  it.  When  it  is  in  position,  leave  it  there  and  do  not  be  tempted  to  'play'  with  it  with  your  tongue,  as  this  may  also  damage  your  appliance.  

If  you  break  your  appliance  please  telephone  us  during  normal  working  hours  so  that  arrangements  can  be  made  to  repair  it.  Appliances  are  repaired  at  a  technical  laboratory  and  this  may  take  a  little  time.  Patients  must  attend  in  person  so  that  the  fit  of  the  appliance  can  be  checked  before  and  after  the  repair.  

Please  see  our  website,  www.parkorthodontics.co.uk  for  detailed  instructions  and  recommendations.