Separator Instructions

You have just had separators placed between some of your teeth. They may feel a little strange, a bit like food stuck between your teeth.  We are using them because the contact points of your teeth are too tight, so we need to push them apart a tiny amount so that we can fit your brace.

• Try not to pick at them, as we need them to stay in place until your next appointment.
• Avoid sticky food, such as toffee.
• Clean your teeth as normal, just paying a little extra attention to the area where your separators are.
• Your teeth may ache to begin with, but this will wear off within a few days.
• If you lose any of your separators, and it is more than 2 days before your next appointment, please let the receptionist know.

In the unlikely event of you swallowing the separators, don’t worry; they won’t do you any harm.