What's Your Elastics Configuation 4 Midline Correction ?

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Bluerain
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What's Your Elastics Configuation 4 Midline Correction ?

#1 Post by Bluerain »

Hi all

What's Your Elastics Configuation 4 Midline Correction ?

Top or lower ?

I'm curious to see how different they are..THANKS!

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#2 Post by Bluerain »

Yes I hope we get some nice replies:)

I will be getting elastics for my lower midline on the 31st so I'm curious how each one looks .

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#3 Post by Bluerain »

BUMP..PLEASEEE

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#4 Post by stargirl »

I currently have a class II elastic from upper left canine to lower left 1st molar to correct my midline, which was slightly to the right.

This is when I first started with a class II elastic, in July:
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Just yesterday, about 4 months later, it's corrected!
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I think it really depends on how far off your midline is... and on which side. That will dictate the elastic configuration that will fix it. I know some people who've had to have elastics right across their front teeth to correct the midline! :shock: I'm glad I avoided that!
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#5 Post by Bluerain »

stargirl


Thanks so much for taking the time to post :) And pictures also..WOW!!

Yes from what I'm reading most seem to get the elastics going from back molar to canine.

Have a great weekend:)

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stargirl wrote:I currently have a class II elastic from upper left canine to lower left 1st molar to correct my midline, which was slightly to the right.

This is when I first started with a class II elastic, in July:
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Just yesterday, about 4 months later, it's corrected!
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I think it really depends on how far off your midline is... and on which side. That will dictate the elastic configuration that will fix it. I know some people who've had to have elastics right across their front teeth to correct the midline! :shock: I'm glad I avoided that!
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Henna_the_braceface
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#6 Post by Henna_the_braceface »

ive got class 2 elastics. and i have 2 on the left and one on the right.
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#7 Post by chrisd »

here my configuration of midline correcting elastics, which i just was made free of after 8 months. as you can see from my current pic below versus my first day in the elastics, they really worked.
1st day in elastics (feb 06):
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current pic (oct 06):
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#8 Post by chrisd »

sorry double post
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#9 Post by doglover1395 »

Throughout my treatment, I've had two different elastic configurations to correct my midline. First, on and off, toward the beginning of my treatment I had just one elastic on the left side. This somewhat corrected the problem, but did not correct it fully. Now that I am almost done with my treatment, and the midline correction is the only thing left to do, they are taking a faster approach, having me wear an elastic from my upper right canine, to my bottom left canine. I think there are many approaches to this.
Braced: 3/4/05
Debraced: 5/21/07
Sentence: 26 months

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#10 Post by doglover1395 »

oops... double post :oops:
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