Only Brackets, no bands

[sjsarre]

I don't have bands I have the tube type on my molars..

[Mmmmuuaa]

Wow, good to know it's common to not have bands. I just wasn't sure about it because I hadn't come across it in this site. I do have to wear elastics to correct my bite but hopefully that all works still with the buccal brackets. I'll have to remember to ask my ortho about it next time. Thanks everyone for your helpful comments and pictures.

[phenyx]

I only wanted to go through the spacers thing once (turned out to be twice due to a lot of delays but that's a different post) so my ortho has bonded my lower banded brackets already even though I won't be getting my full braces for a couple of months. My upper bite plate is affixed to molar bands that have both brackets and buccal tubes and they are awful! They are slicing up my cheeks horribly.

Fortunately, when the bite plate comes out so do those awful buccal tubes and hopefully my next set of molar bands won't have them.

*&$)(%(@##@ is my opinion on the bands with the brackets and buccal tubes.