How do they take braces off?

Answer 1

There are several ways the orthodontist may take the braces off:

1. If you have molar bands, they will first loosen these by using a small piece of equipment kind of like some pliers. They will then hold the band and wobble it up and down to loosen the glue. Next they will either take these off but just pulling them off, or they will leave them loose, and start poping off the brackets. this done in the same way, but they are much easier to get off, and make a "pop" sound when are snapped off. Then they will just take out the whole brace. Done, easy peasy.

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2. They will do exactly the same thing, but take your wire out first, and take off each individual bracket.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

They take the wire out that connects the brackets (square metal parts that are on each individual tooth). Then they pull the brackets off of each tooth, and scrape the glue off of the tooth that held the bracket on. They also pull the metal bands that wrap around your back teeth, and scrape the glue off of those teeth. When they have removed the braces and the glue, they will take a mold of your teeth, and use it to make a retainer so that your teeth will stay in the same positions your braces put them in. If you are worried about getting your own braces off, don't. It sounds PAINFULL, but it really DOESNT hurt at all!!!