What If I Swallow a Bracket?

You do not need to panic now that you have swallowed a piece of your braces bracket or a wire. It may seem like a dire situation, but it is not severe in most cases. With the running flow of blood, there is a ninety percent chance that the metal will pass through your body on its own.

What if I accidentally ate my bracket?

What Should You Do? While swallowing braces brackets or wires seems like a life-threatening situation that you should panic over, in most cases, it's not as serious as it may seem. 90% of the time, the metal piece that you swallowed will pass through your body on its own.

Is it okay if you swallow your bracket?

If you do swallow a braces bracket, don't panic – it's not as serious as you may believe. (That's a relief!) Most of the time, the bracket will pass through your body on its own. Brackets are made of ceramic and titanium, so they won't be dissolved by the acid in your stomach – you'll have to pass it.