Elastic Wearers: Show us your configurations :)

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nahky
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Elastic Wearers: Show us your configurations :)

#1 Post by nahky »

I've been with my elastics for the past 5 weeks. I thought it would be interesting to see what kind of configurations everyone else was wearing.

Heres my config.
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So im wearing 3 eleastics, 2 square configs and one diagnal to fix my midlines. And a whole lot of vasaline to keep my lips moist, they dry so quickly now with all this hardware in my mouth.
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#2 Post by chrisd »

here is mine:
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3m clarity on top changed to supertorque metal
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Chris
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#3 Post by Chris »

Just today I got this..only one side:

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Granola
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#4 Post by Granola »

I have these for about a week.

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Uppers placed 2/8/06--Inspire ICE ceramics
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#5 Post by Evelyn »

This is the only pic I have where I had elastics, you can see them if you look closely-they go from top canines to bottom back molars.

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jmpmntwnty3
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Re: Elastic Wearers: Show us your configurations :)

#6 Post by jmpmntwnty3 »

nahky wrote:I've been with my elastics for the past 5 weeks. I thought it would be interesting to see what kind of configurations everyone else was wearing.

Heres my config.
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So im wearing 3 eleastics, 2 square configs and one diagnal to fix my midlines. And a whole lot of vasaline to keep my lips moist, they dry so quickly now with all this hardware in my mouth.
Wow, I've never seen anyone with a config like that. Does it hurt? LoL.
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Re: Elastic Wearers: Show us your configurations :)

#7 Post by jmpmntwnty3 »

I've been with my elastics for the past 5 weeks. I thought it would be interesting to see what kind of configurations everyone else was wearing.

Heres my config.
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So im wearing 3 eleastics, 2 square configs and one diagnal to fix my midlines. And a whole lot of vasaline to keep my lips moist, they dry so quickly now with all this hardware in my mouth.
Wow, I've never seen anyone with a config like that. Does it hurt? LoL.
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nahky
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Re: Elastic Wearers: Show us your configurations :)

#8 Post by nahky »

Wow, I've never seen anyone with a config like that. Does it hurt? LoL.
It was sore for the first few days. Still sore now when i put it on during the evenings and nights.

i call it the shut-the-heck-up configuration. My Ortho is very skilled though, so im sure he knows what hes doing. It might have somethign to do with me having jaw surgery a month ago.

thakns for the reply everyone, interesting, keep em coming.
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#9 Post by nvcarissa »

Here's mine, but not on order of ortho...my oral surgeon is doing this. Four triangles, two on each side. Front: from top cuspid to bottom cuspid and first bicuspid. Back: From top first molar to bottom first and second molar. Nahky... my OS doesn't want my ortho to adjust my teeth for 6-8 weeks. Even though I have an appointment in three weeks, he can only "look" according to my OS.

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#10 Post by susieq182 »

lucky me i have colored elastics.

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Pirate Wench
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#11 Post by Pirate Wench »

nahky...it will be interesting to see if I end up with the came config as you to fix my midline. My ortho has said I will need elastics but I don't know any more than that!

Great pics everyone!
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Vonster
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#12 Post by Vonster »

Hey nahky, mine are like yours! :D

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Damon 3's, top and bottom
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#13 Post by alexa »

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It's the same config. on both sides.
Spacers: 1/26/05; 2/6/06; 3/15/06; 4/24/06
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
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stargirl
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#14 Post by stargirl »

Here's what I've had so far:

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Class III elastic on the right side only. This was about 3 or 4 months ago, I think it's the same as what Chris has got now.

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This is some sort of box configuration I got at my last adjustment.
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wingnutamj
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#15 Post by wingnutamj »

lower back molar to upper Incisor, right infront of springs. Both sides.
3 days
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