what would happen if someone with braces was put into an MRI scanner?

Question: what would happen if someone with braces was put into an MRI scanner?
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  mri
Asked by mattheworgan to Arttu, Ceri, James_M, Monica, Philip on 13 Jun 2011.
- James M Monk answered on 13 Jun 2011:
  
  Metal will heat up inside an MRI scanner due to induced currents inside the metal. I’m not sure how much of a problem it would be for braces because the amount of metal is quite small.

Question: what would happen if someone with braces was put into an MRI scanner?