Originally Posted by mjcewl1284

I've got a flight coming up this Friday in which I will be accompanying a 16 year old with dental braces, who happens to be my client's daughter. She has flown before, however not to the United States. She says that while she has flown in Asia, going through the metal detectors (NRT, KIX, HKG, TPE, BKK, KUL to name a few), her braces have not set the detectors off there. She is wondering if perhaps the WTMDs in the U.S. are more sensitive, have been turned up unnecessarily, etc. I told her I couldn't be for sure and was wondering if anybody on this board has been through one with dental braces on, retainer, etc. She has braces in with a steel insert wire to reinforce her teeth. Thanks for any input.