Metal Mouth Message Board

Chatting @ coffee break today and a co-worker asked about my elastics. Her son had just completed his ortho work and hadn't needed them. I explained what they were for. I added that I'd been going through them like crazy lately. I'd dropped a bag on the floor and my new pup spewed them all over. Many many little elastics. trying to pick them up before she ate them , not cool first thing in the am . Another co-worker asked if I'd dropped some in the staff restroom. Possible I replied , I also had a bag that had a hole in the bottom. Well, I counted 21 elastics on the floor , she piped up. Well , the whole table burst into laughter. And just what were you doing that you so diligently counted ...??? she was asked
Who knew that elastics could be so fun!
Moi

metalmouth moi wrote:Well, I counted 21 elastics on the floor , she piped up. Well , the whole table burst into laughter. And just what were you doing that you so diligently counted ...??? she was asked

LOL

I swallowed one over the weekend. First time that happened. I decided not to bother taking them out to eat a piece of bread. I was so absorbed in watching Grey's Anatomy that I didn't notice. Only till much later when I was going to brush my teeth, that I realized there was only one elastic in my mouth.
Lesson learned: take them out always to eat.

When are elastics used? My ortho said I will need them only at the end of my treatment.

Hi drazda,
Right now they are trying to distalize my back molars. They are using 4 coil springs, and elastics. They maintain constant pull on the teeth (so the assistant told me ). Think everyone's treatment varies.
Moi

Oh kk I SOOOOO agree. The whole table at coffee BURST out laughing. Glad she's not inspecting my house cleaning at home