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workingmomma
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bands

#1 Post by workingmomma »

Hi ya'll,

The OD said at the initial consult that I would have to wear bands. When do they usually start with the elastics?

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Bracer215
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Re: bands

#2 Post by Bracer215 »

Hi Workingmomma
From reading these posts everyone is different. Some wear elastics from day one and others not til months later. Also most folks seem to wear their elastics 24/7 but I only wear mine at night. I got my first triangle elastics after eight weeks. Wore those for 10 months and now I wear the class II elastics that go from the upper canines to the lower second to last molar.
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jamsmak04
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#3 Post by jamsmak04 »

I got my elastics last week so 5 mths in. I have to wear 4 elastics to fix my overbite. I heard really bad things but mine do not hurt at all. Only thing that is a pain is they have rubbed the inside of my cheek but its feeling better now.
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workingmomma
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Thanks ya'll. I appreciate the answers.
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kellyb
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#5 Post by kellyb »

oh, i am not looking forward to the elastics but i have a feeling they will be in my future though the ortho has not mentioned it so far. i do hope i can get away with only wearing them at night, though i will be doing whatever is necessary to get out of braces soonest possible. :|

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