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thanks for those links as well. I never really asked what my bite is and it's not circled on the copy of the record sheet they give you. I think I'm a class III only bc of the way the back molars are lined up in my mouth. I wonder if it will take the entire 20-24 months to fix that! I acutally don't mind the elastics but I can't imagine wearing them throughout the treatment phase.
Sentenced: 20-24 months
Braced May 11, 2007
Debraced Feb. 23, 2009
21 months in braces, 17 months in elastic, NO regrets!! Now in Hawley retainers!!
I just got elastics a week ago and I'm not bothered by them at all.
I was told to remove them to eat and brush/floss and that's it. My ortho told me they need 10 hours of steady pressure to do their job, so if I take them out to brush/eat I should put them back as quickly as possible.
