These hooks are either soldered to the archwire or crimped on the archwire. They can either come off or stay on the tooth and poke your cheek.Īrchwire hooks. These hooks can break, but what ends up happening most often is that they’re either displaced or the twisty part of the Kobayashi hook breaks. They’re either pre-made, or the orthodontist can quickly bend them in-office. These hooks are made of a ligature wire that’s shaped like a hook. This can be really inconvenient for elastic wear, so you must take much better care of your braces when choosing ceramic or sapphire. The ceramic braces hooks break all the time because they’re basically glass. The metal hooks never break, unless it’s a manufacturer’s issue – at least I’ve never seen one break. Both metal brackets and ceramic brackets have built-in hooks. There are three types of hooks that can support your rubber bands:īuilt-in hooks.
In fact, I wrote an article just on braces hooks, so you can learn all about them and easily identify them in your mouth. Types of hooks for elastics – which one do you have? However, I’m not YOUR doctor, so please check with your orthodontist before doing anything to your braces, and don’t be afraid to ask them any questions you might have. Brackets becoming loose is the most typical orthodontic emergency, while hooks breaking is somewhat rare.ĭisclaimer: I’m a licensed orthodontist on a quest to make information on dental braces accessible and easy to understand. There are multiple types of hooks that might break or get displaced and poke your cheek, so read on if you want to know which case applies to you.Īlso, be sure to check that it’s the actual hook that broke and not the bracket itself, or the buccal tube on your molar. If you were wearing rubber bands on those hooks it’s best to discontinue them on both sides. Hard foods, chewing on pens or brushing too hard can cause hooks to break or brackets to come loose.
While hooks rarely break on metal braces, they do break on clear braces because they’re much more fragile. We’ll address both these issues in this article, but remember to always check with your orthodontist first.
Broken hooks on braces are a problem when they either cause discomfort to your cheek or you can no longer hook your rubber bands in the correct positions.
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