Bands / No Bands

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#1 Post by **gunter8888** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:39 pm

My ortho says he almost never uses molar bands... even on crowns. While I am certainly not complaining about avoiding the dreaded spacers

, I am curious how common it is to not use molar bands.

#2 Post by **SweetSheena** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:16 pm

HI!
Well, I only have 2 molar bands which or on the bottom, I dont have any on the top. My neice, doesn't have any at all. I'm not sure if this will help but just thought i'd reply.

#3 Post by **drazda** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:24 pm

Don't molar brackets fall off a lot easier than molar bands? I don't have the bands, and I knocked out two molar brackets in my first two weeks of having the braces. I thought I could eat whatever I want, now I eat a lot more carefully.

#4 Post by **megan_in_pink** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:28 pm

i have no moral bands

#5 Post by **olderchick** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:43 pm

No molar bands for me either.

#6 Post by **i814u2c** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:18 pm

I have 8 molar bands + 2 more on my 1st premolars on top. The two were put on so the appliance I get in January to hold my front teeth forward while pushing the molars backward. I had brackets on them but the appliance needs the bands to attach.