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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.


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.

here is mine:

Just today I got this..only one side:

I have these for about a week.

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.

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.


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.

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.


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.

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.

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.

lucky me i have colored elastics.

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!

Hey nahky, mine are like yours!



Vonster

It's the same config. on both sides.

Here's what I've had so far:


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.


This is some sort of box configuration I got at my last adjustment.

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