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Bracket on last molar but no wire?

elizza23May 2, 2015
Hi, I just have my braces fitted today and I have realised that I have a bracket on my last molar but there's no wire going to it. I'm missing one back to tooth before this one, is it possible that when putting in the wire the assistant forgot abut this last molar?(it's really far at the back and hardly visible). Just wondering what would be the point in fitting the bracket and not attaching it to the wire?

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Dr. Jason K. Tam, DDS
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Answered on May 3, 2015
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