{"id":445,"date":"2024-09-13T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/?p=445"},"modified":"2024-10-13T18:09:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T18:09:58","slug":"how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Prevent Orthodontic Emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-446 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adult-braces-22-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of woman\u2019s mouth with braces\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adult-braces-22-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adult-braces-22.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Accidents can happen with no warning, which can lead to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/orthodontic-emergencies.html\">orthodontic emergency<\/a>. Whether you or your child are benefiting from braces, you can lessen the risk of an orthodontic emergency by following a few tips.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an Orthodontic Emergency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various issues are considered an orthodontic emergency, such as a broken bracket or wire. However, irritation or injury of the gums or soft tissues from damage or trauma can also be an orthodontic emergency. Besides discomfort, you can be at risk of sores, continued irritation, and infections with no treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preventing Orthodontic Emergencies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can&#8217;t always stop accidents from happening, but there are many things you can do to lessen the risk of orthodontic emergencies, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Avoid Hard and Sticky Foods:<\/strong> Hard and sticky foods can break arch wires or cause brackets to pop off. It is best to follow your orthodontist&#8217;s dietary instructions, like avoiding popcorn, chips, caramel, and nuts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use Dental Wax:<\/strong> If there&#8217;s any irritation to the insides of the cheeks or lips, apply dental wax to reduce friction to prevent sores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wear an Athletic Mouthguard: <\/strong>An athletic mouthguard will provide a protective barrier to lessen the risk of dental emergencies. Researchers have also found that athletic mouthguards can reduce the severity of concussions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Practice Good Oral Hygiene:<\/strong> Commit to good oral hygiene to prevent cavities and gum disease. Brush your teeth at least twice daily and floss every day. Don&#8217;t forget to visit your dentist every 6 months for cleaning and checkup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Managing Orthodontic Emergencies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you or a loved one suffer an orthodontic emergency, don&#8217;t panic! Contact your orthodontist. If there is an archwire protruding into the soft tissues, use fingernail clippers or small scissors to snip the end off if you can&#8217;t get into your orthodontist right away. Apply wax to cover metal areas that can irritate soft tissues. An over-the-counter pain reliever can help manage any discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your orthodontist will get you into your office quickly to assess the situation and provide the solution needed to keep your treatment on track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Dr. Adi Davidyan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/meet-dr-davidyan.html\">Dr. Davidyan<\/a> achieved his dental degree from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and has continued his education in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. He has also completed advanced training in Invisalign and clear aligners. Dr. Davidyan is a member of the American Dental Association and the American Association of Orthodontists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/request-an-appointment.html\">Request an appointment<\/a> through his website or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/contact-us.html\">contact his office<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accidents can happen with no warning, which can lead to an orthodontic emergency. Whether you or your child are benefiting from braces, you can lessen the risk of an orthodontic emergency by following a few tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Avoid Orthodontic Emergencies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can avoid an orthodontic emergency from complicating your treatment plan by following a few simple tips.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Avoid Orthodontic Emergencies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You can avoid an orthodontic emergency from complicating your treatment plan by following a few simple tips.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Treehouse Orthodontics Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-13T18:05:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-13T18:09:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adult-braces-22-300x205.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"treehouse\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"treehouse\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/\",\"name\":\"How to Avoid Orthodontic Emergencies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-13T18:05:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-13T18:09:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d7786a2e98d6cc77bb83809519b7e90e\"},\"description\":\"You can avoid an orthodontic emergency from complicating your treatment plan by following a few simple tips.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tips to Prevent Orthodontic Emergencies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Treehouse Orthodontics Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d7786a2e98d6cc77bb83809519b7e90e\",\"name\":\"treehouse\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37d1584bc53419abbeb33a10af4269d4518920c52509d1acff5fba1a816a6e8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37d1584bc53419abbeb33a10af4269d4518920c52509d1acff5fba1a816a6e8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"treehouse\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/author\/treehouse\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Avoid Orthodontic Emergencies","description":"You can avoid an orthodontic emergency from complicating your treatment plan by following a few simple tips.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Avoid Orthodontic Emergencies","og_description":"You can avoid an orthodontic emergency from complicating your treatment plan by following a few simple tips.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/","og_site_name":"Treehouse Orthodontics Blog","article_published_time":"2024-09-13T18:05:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-10-13T18:09:58+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adult-braces-22-300x205.jpg"}],"author":"treehouse","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"treehouse","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/","url":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/","name":"How to Avoid Orthodontic Emergencies","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-09-13T18:05:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-13T18:09:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d7786a2e98d6cc77bb83809519b7e90e"},"description":"You can avoid an orthodontic emergency from complicating your treatment plan by following a few simple tips.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/13\/how-to-avoid-orthodontic-emergencies\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tips to Prevent Orthodontic Emergencies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/","name":"Treehouse Orthodontics Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d7786a2e98d6cc77bb83809519b7e90e","name":"treehouse","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37d1584bc53419abbeb33a10af4269d4518920c52509d1acff5fba1a816a6e8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37d1584bc53419abbeb33a10af4269d4518920c52509d1acff5fba1a816a6e8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"treehouse"},"url":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/author\/treehouse\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":447,"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions\/447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treehousedentalpartners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}