If you have braces your orthodontist might give you small rubber bands to attach to your brackets to help move and align your teeth.
What to do with rubber bands for braces.
Orthodontic rubber bands also known as elastics are small elastic bands that hook onto your braces from the top teeth down to the bottom teeth.
Having to wear braces is enough to have to adjust to but sometimes your orthodontist will also give your rubber bands to wear as well.
Joseph thompson 1 comment during the course of orthodontic treatment a patient with braces may have to wear elastic rubber bands to help with the correction of their malocclusion.
They have an important job to do adding extra tension to your teeth to help move your teeth in the right position.
Change it after waking up in the.
First there are the brackets which are the square metal pieces bonded directly to the teeth.
Do note that orthodontic rubber bands are different from the small colored ties also known as o ties or ligatures put on braces to hold the archwire in place.
Typically all traditional metal braces do have the rubber bands.
They provide the connective force necessary to move the teeth and jaw into the proper alignment.
Orthodontic rubber bands or elastics are one of the most common tools orthodontists use to straighten your teeth.
Why do orthodontists use rubber bands with braces.
What do the elastic rubber bands on braces do.
The braces themselves help straighten your teeth while the rubber bands used with braces help to straighten and align your bite.
You can change the rubber band 3 to 4 times a day.
Braces rubber bands work by latching on to small hooks found on the brackets that have been affixed to the teeth one on the top row and one on the bottom row.
Not all braces will have these nor do many of them have the interarch elastics.
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For example damon braces and invisalign use different technology and do not require elastic ligatures.
The following is a more detailed breakdown of the various parts that are included in braces.
The only thing you have to do is wear rubber bands all the time except for brushing and sometimes during eating.
We use rubber bands for almost every patient who receives traditional metal braces as they provide the necessary connective forces needed to move your jaws and teeth into proper alignment but what do rubber bands do for braces.
Rubber bands are an important part of the orthodontic treatment.
While they may cause some discomfort they re an important part of your overall orthodontic plan.
There are several parts to braces.
These bands are the ligature bands to hold the post in place.
You should eat with a rubber band and then replace it with the new one after that.
They can take some getting used to but don t give up so quickly.
