We are always available to talk with you and address your concerns. Please feel free to contact us during work hours through our office phone number or e-mail address. If you have a true emergency after hours, you may call the office and it will give you Dr. Brewka's cell phone number or the Clinical Assistant's pager number.
Brewka Orthodontics
Highland Professional Center
14 W. Dry Creek Circle
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: 303.795.2591
Fax: 303.795.5527
Brewka Orthodontics - Cherry Creek office
2617 East 3rd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
Phone: 303-225-0525
Fax: 303-225-0526
After Hours Phone numbers for true emergencies only:
Pager: 303.206.3739
Dr. Brewka cell: 303.887.4400
Email: info@littletonortho.com
Emergency Info
What Is An Emergency?
An emergency is where you have been hit in the mouth during sports and any activity where your braces are mangled and wire are poking everywhere. An emergency is where you are having extreme tooth pain in which we may refer you to your General Dentist. Feel free to call us after hours for these problems. An emergency is not a loose bracket or poking wire. Please see below for instructions for these problems.
Call our office as soon as possible if you break. lose or loosen any of your appliances. Please do not come directly to the office – by calling us, you will allow us to create a time to see you. Even if you have a regular appointment scheduled, call us immediately to notify us if you need an appliance repaired.
Loose Brackets or Bands (not an emergency)
Call our office immediately for advice if a bracket or wire is loosened. The bracket may need to be re-fitted as soon as possible. You may have a situation that requires cutting a wire or sliding a bracket off a wire at night or over the weekend. If you then need to cut the wire, you may use fingernail clippers that have been washed and sterilized in alcohol. Save the bracket or band or appliance in an envelope and call our office the next business day. We will schedule your appointment at the next available time.
Wire Irritations (not an emergency)
Sometimes discomfort caused by a wire on your braces can be resolved by moving the wire away from the irritated area with a cotton swab or eraser. If the wire will not move, try covering the end of it with a small piece of cotton or a small amount of wax. If the wire is painful, you can cut it with nail clippers or scissors that have been washed and sterilized in alcohol. If you cannot resolve the wire irritation, call our office for an appointment.
Lost Separators (not an emergency)
Most patients lose a separator during their treatment. Do not worry about losing a separator, but call our office during business hours to see if it needs to be replaced.
Discomfort with Orthodontic Treatment
During the first week after your braces and wires have been placed, you will likely have very tender teeth, soreness or discomfort. You may take acetaminophen (Ibuprophen) or other non-aspirin pain relievers while you adjust to your new braces. Your teeth will feel loose and this is normal. An ice pack may reduce the soreness in your jaw.