How do you know she has braces?
Is that in the article?
Yes, she damaged her braces. It is in the article.
“The girl had been restrained to bedposts for about a week before she chewed off the restraints, which broke her braces,” -— https://lawandcrime.com/crime/kidnapped-girl-chewed-out-of-her-restraints-led-authorities-to-where-man-had-two-decomposing-bodies-sheriff/
yes it said chewing thru the restraints broke her braces.