how many times a day do you change your elastics????

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MATEO'S
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how many times a day do you change your elastics????

#1 Post by MATEO'S »

hi all, last tuesday i got elastics and i was just wondering how many times a day do you change them..thanks for your input mateo's :?:
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#2 Post by BraceFace12 »

I change mine 4 times a day.
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#3 Post by Marzipan »

I take them off to eat. Once I'm done eating, I brush/clean my teeth. Then I put on a new set.

So I guess that means at least 3 times/day.
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#4 Post by alexa »

At least two times, usually more.
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#5 Post by DizzyKitty »

I change mine 4-5 times per day...depending how many times I eat then brush but 4 minimum.
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changing elastics

#6 Post by cat t »

I wore elastics twice with my braces (Off for almost 2 weeks.) and was told to change them once a day. What did the ortho say?
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#7 Post by MATEO'S »

i change mine 4 times a day when i get up in the am, around 12noon, and then again at 6pm and before going to bed. i sometimes take them off to eat too.. i don't know if your supposed to??? :shock: matoe's
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elastics

#8 Post by cat t »

I sometimes ate with them and they ended up being masticated with the food! Yuck! I always took them off, well, almost always!
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#9 Post by littleshaddies »

The first 6 weeks of me getting them I changed them 3 times a day. Then I got so fed up with wearing them during the day, you know when you talk and they rub, that I now compromise. I don't wear them in the day but I wear 4 instead of 2 during the night (double power) and it feels really weird in the morning. My bite is still changing so it is working. Even if this does slow down the treatment I don't really mind as I get my freedom from them things when i talk, eat, smile...during the day.
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#10 Post by cookie »

I reckon I change mine about 4 times a day - fresh pair in after breakfast, lunch, dinner, then before bed.
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#11 Post by jaws »

My ortho just told me to change them at night before bed...so during the day when I eat I take them out and then put the same ones back in. Maybe changing them more often would make things go faster! :wink:
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#12 Post by jennielee81 »

I change them 4 or 5 times a day.

My ortho said to change them any time they don't feel tight. I had a friend tell me the same thing.

After they're in your mouth under stress for a few hours they start to loose their strength so changing them often will keep the strength at it's most effective.

Does that make sense??

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#13 Post by Chris »

I don't wear them in the day but I wear 4 instead of 2 during the night (double power) and it feels really weird in the morning. My bite is still changing so it is working. Even if this does slow down the treatment I don't really mind as I get my freedom from them things when i talk, eat, smile...during the day.
Doubling up is not a good idea unless you got your ortho's approval.
"double power" could cause trauma to any tooth. Please check with your ortho.
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#14 Post by MATEO'S »

see at first i thought i was changing them to much , and sometimes depending what im eating i'll leave them in but for the most part i take them out to eat... then change them afterwards, thanks for all your input :idea: mateo's :wink:
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hmmm

#15 Post by Melancholyrose »

By elastics, do you mean something other than the tiny rubber bands around each bracket? Because if that's what you mean, I've never changed mine :shock: .

The ortho girl puts the elastics on with a strange tool, and there is one around each bracket in my mouth. No one has ever mentioned changing them. I've only had braces a short while, so forgive my ignorance please! :wink:
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