Vertical Elastics for braces

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Nyrand
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Vertical Elastics for braces

#1 Post by Nyrand »

Ok my ortho put vertical elastics on my teeth and a bent archwire on my top teeth and I have a small overbite and he told me to wear them 24/7 and I wear them like 23 hours a day and I brush my teeth 4 to 5 a times a day and change them everytime I eat and I suppose to get my braces off this spring but I wear them all the time and take care of my teeth and I can feel my teeth biting down perfectly and I have just got my elastics a month now could anybody tell me is my time going to be shorter or will it take that long or what he will do afterwards? Thank you
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felicia
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#2 Post by felicia »

It's very possible that your treatment will be shorter.
When I first got my elastics, my ortho told me that the progress depends only on me and how disciplined I am wearing them.
A few months later, at a consult, he looked on the computer screen and it showed that I have 9 months to go....but he looked at me and said that it looks more like 6 months to go....I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.
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Nyrand
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#3 Post by Nyrand »

Thanks
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Nyrand
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#4 Post by Nyrand »

Anyone else ?
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#5 Post by bb2811 »

Hi - I just got my first elastic - I have been doing the same, trying to leave it on as long as possible. I am hoping by doing that things will go more quickly.

I did hear if you don't wear them for a day, two days progress is lost. Also it's important to put fresh ones in everyday because they stretch. I would love it if I can cut a few weeks/months off my 23 month treatment. :wink:
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#6 Post by felicia »

I heard it's more like a week...if you don't wear your elastics for one day, it sets you back a whole week.
I changed my elastics 4-5 times a day, depending on how many times I eat, and sometimes if I open my mouth too big, I hear them stretching and breaking a little bit, so I change them.
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#7 Post by bb2811 »

I might start putting more fresh ones in!

Does wearing more than one at a time speed things up? Or would it just mean that you would get incorrect movement?
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alimommy1
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#8 Post by alimommy1 »

I wouldn't double up on them unless I was told to, I actually did that once and it moved a tooth too far. I figured you can't have too much of a good thing - I was wrong lol.
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#9 Post by bb2811 »

Thanks alimommy1 - I will just stick to changing them out a lot :lol:
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Bracy
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Vertical Bands

#10 Post by Bracy »

I have vertical bands and the bend archwire like you mentioned I believe, but only have it for a couple of weeks now. I am supposed to wear them 24/7 and I wear them as much as possible, but since I can't talk or open my mouth when they are on, sometimes I have to take them out to work and can't wear them all the time. It's been pretty painful but I can already see big improvements...Let's see what my Ortho says next time I see him.
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02/01/2010 Braced Top and Bottom
03/09/2010 Extraction #12, #16
03/26/2010 Secondary Molar Bands and new wire
09/13/2010 Power Chain Top and Elastics (3) to fix cross-bite and open bite
10/25/2010 Power Chain removed and new Elastic constellation (2) to fix over-bite
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Nyrand
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#11 Post by Nyrand »

I have an appt next week an to the ones that's doing the same thing that im doing I will let you know how much longer you have to wear them hopefully we will be lucky and don't have to wear them no more
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