What are the elastics for?
@artsyfartsygypsy (755)
Canada
April 4, 2010 9:42pm CST
On my braces I got these elastics that I ahve to wear all the time except for when I eat or brush my teeth. They are the ones that I put at the back and make a trianle out of (not the ons lcated in the actual bracket that teh dentist puts in). What do they do? What is their purpose in my braces? I find them annoying as I cant open my muth as myuch and I feel weird taking them out before eating at school and such.
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@cream97 (29085)
• United States
17 Sep 10
Hi. artsfartsgypsy. My elastics was for the purpose of helping my teeth come together more closer. I had an over bite in my mouth before I got braces. I got so tired of wearing them. I had so many of these rubber bands that my dentist gave me. They was on the floor all over the place at home. I did not like taking them out in public. I think I would just go in the bathroom and remove them.
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
2 May 10
Depending on where the hooks for your elastics are and how you're connecting them, usually it's to fix your bite and not really straighten anything. I think it helps to distribute the forces correctly or something, so you don't have anything pulled out of alignment.
Suggestion - if you wear them exactly as you're supposed to and don't skip any time, you'll be able to stop wearing them that much faster lol.
