Wandering Elastics

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#16 Post by **kaycee** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:27 pm

My ortho has me take my elastics out for eating and cleaning only. I wear heavy elastics, so I can't open my mouth wide enough to eat with them in, except I have found I can slip in a square of Hershey's chocolate and suck on it until it melts!

Since I am very diligent about disposing of my elastics, I think I must have a mouse! I find piles of elastics in the most unlikely places.

#17 Post by **ellebee** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:51 pm

Try the neon color ones! It's much harder to lose bright orange, green, grape or berry elastics.

Also, I don't necessarily remove them every single time I eat something. And a water pik works fine with them in. So I lose less of them.

I lose the most when fishing the new ones out of the packet. They stick together and go flying when I separate them.

I just don't worry too much about it. This too shall pass.

Elle

#18 Post by **SandraJones** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:24 am

Talk about stray elastics ... I feel this way about bits of wax !!! I use wax almost every night on certain sections of my braces. I feel like I'm careful to dispose of it properly when I remove it, and yet I find globs stuck to my bathroom floor, with other remnant globs all over the place caused no doubt by me stepping on the primary glob. One time I found an ortho-sil slick on the bottom of a teacup saucer and I had a heck of a time getting it off !!! Nothing I had on hand would dissolve the stuff ! I won't even use ortho-sil any more, I just use boxing wax, it's not as slimy as ortho-sil.

#19 Post by **iBorg** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:55 am

I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one with elastics that wander around. I guess they grow legs and scurry around.

I take my elastics out only to brush and replace them with new ones after every meal.

Mike

#20 Post by **Higgy** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:38 am

I have a little tip about carrying them with you....I've found that the little pill boxes that you can get to carry your pills during the day....work great for elastics:)

#21 Post by **iBorg** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:39 am

What a great hint. I'll be looking for a pill case in the next few days. I've also thought of a compact folding compact.

On a side note, Higgy, good luck on your surgical appointment.

Mike

#22 Post by **Higgy** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:00 am

Awww thanks.....this is an easy one.....we're working to tip the root of a tooth so that it can have a tissue graft when the braces come off......which knock on wood, could happen in the next 2 months.....so its just a peek in and look kinda appt.