What have you got elastics for?
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What have you got elastics for?
Ive got elastics to shift my midline..... what have you lot got them for?
Honestly, I don't know. When I started, they told me I had an overbite, so I'm going to assume that is why I'm wearing them. The ortho also told me that he thinks I could be almost done, so maybe that's why he put them on? Who knows! Maybe I should ask more questions.
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I am currently wearing elastics from my upper first and second molars to the bottom first and second molars - box configuration. I need to close my bite. I have also had class two configuration and then from the upper eye teeth to the bottm eye teeth.
Had Damon 3 / Smart Clips for almost 2 years
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My husband finds those elastics EVERYWHERE in the house.I have rubber bands for my cat to chase... oh you mean orthodontic
Ok, so I'm guilty of taking the suckers out when and where-ever I chose to eat a snack and I forget to throw it away.
Mine is on for midline correction...among other things.
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I liked your joke Meryaten!
I have elastics right now to correct a class II overjet and an overbite. In addition, I HAD tiny elastics to correct something I can't quite understand in my 2nd molars. elastics from top to bottom on both sides. I didn't really notice much difference, but my ortho was happy! That's all that really counts, right?
I also tend to take them out and leave them around when I snack and forget to put them back in. If it were one of my KIDS doing this, I would be REALLY irritated, but it's me so it's okay!!
On a side note, I just spent a week being a councelor (with my family) to middle school kids at a summer camp and so many of them had braces and quite a few of them (even boys) would tell me about their elastic configurations and how long they had to wear them. It was really sweet.
I have elastics right now to correct a class II overjet and an overbite. In addition, I HAD tiny elastics to correct something I can't quite understand in my 2nd molars. elastics from top to bottom on both sides. I didn't really notice much difference, but my ortho was happy! That's all that really counts, right?
I also tend to take them out and leave them around when I snack and forget to put them back in. If it were one of my KIDS doing this, I would be REALLY irritated, but it's me so it's okay!!
On a side note, I just spent a week being a councelor (with my family) to middle school kids at a summer camp and so many of them had braces and quite a few of them (even boys) would tell me about their elastic configurations and how long they had to wear them. It was really sweet.
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I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3535 a little more about me here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 961130.htm
I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3535 a little more about me here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 961130.htm