Some of the glue that holds a wire onto my teeth has chipped off- does this matter?

I use this retainer to keep my teeth in place after braces. I've had this sort of retainer for 8 months and recently a bit of the glue on one of the teeth has chipped away (about half of it.) I have the retainer on my bottom teeth. The wire is still in place but I'm just wondering if my teeth shall still move?





It is just a wire that is attached to the teeth. There's a picture of the kind of retainer I have at http://www.dr-schulte.ch/images/unterkie...

Some of the glue that holds a wire onto my teeth has chipped off- does this matter?
If your fixed retainer is still attached on the two anchored teeth and the metal bar is still intact, you should be fine. To be sure you can have your orthodontist take a look at it. It's not an emergency.
Reply:It sounds like it didn't do any harm, but I would suggest that you call the dentist or orthodontist tomorrow and ask him/her what s/he wants you to do.
Reply:If your wire is still in place, you should be fine. Unless it snapped in half in the center of the front, cuz if that happened, have your ortho see it.
Reply:i think you should call your dentist or whatever in the a.m...just to get his opinion...he may want to re-do it..., or it may have been some extra...
Reply:i see alot of patient with a wire on their lower front teeth , and i reffer them to orthodontist to see if its time to take it out.


now let me ask you this question : do you keep going to your regular visit appointment or do you ignore it. most of the patient who ignore their regular visit time might have some problems i mean even if the cement on the tooth as you said chipped off but will that affect the tooth and what is the reson that it chipped off a decay or trauma . I would say that it won't heart going to your orthodontist and ask about your problem and if you haven't seen an orthodontist you might cosider going for a visit just to make sure that eveything is fine ....
Reply:You need to see your orthodontist and have the "glue" replaced. If it is no longer engaging the wire, it is no longer holding your tooth in place. No, you don't need to go there as an emergency, but you do need to call on Monday and see when you can get it checked out. Sooner rather than later.
Reply:Yeah, I'd go have it checked out, it's not an emergency, but it is important. You don't want to take a risk of allowing your teeth to move, especially since it's such a fresh, new retainer. I'm surprised it came off so soon, mine lasted 9 years, and even then the other side that was still glued had to have the glue pried off.



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