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#1 Post by **BraceFace12** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:04 pm

I am getting elastics soon. I was wondering if you could tell me how long you were in them. Not like hours of the day, but how many months you needed them. I know all people are different- I just want a general range.

#2 Post by **Evelyn** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:05 pm

I just got mine to finalize my bite so luckily they weren't the central part of my treatment. I got them first in late October and wore them full time until Jan 4th when I was downgraded to nights. Now it's just whenever I feel like it, although I still wear them everynight.

Eve

#3 Post by **adollface** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:21 pm

I just got mine at the beginning of January and was told at that same visit that I have about 3 months left until debanding. So I am assuming that I will have them for the remainder of my treatment. I have an adjustment next week so well see what the ortho says than.

Amy
Damon 2's top and bottom
braced 12-16-04

#4 Post by **Knucemike** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:14 pm

I got my first elastics in july of last year. They went from the top front to the bottom rear. I had them two months. They then changed them to front top and front bottom in a triangle pattern, for two months.

Then it was back to the original ones which i have been in since. So I am now starting my 9th month in elastics.

#5 Post by **BraceFace12** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:55 pm

Thanx everyone for answering.

Website · #6 Post by **alexa** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:29 pm

I got elastics last April and have had them ever since, though the patterns have changed from time to time.

#7 Post by **MusicIsMyLife** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:47 pm

I had crossbite elastics for three months. Now I'm on a box shape elastic for my open bite.

#8 Post by **NotBob1** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:59 pm

I don't have them yet, but I was told to expect them about 4-6 months into treatment and for the duration. So if this holds true, I'll have elastica about 1 year, maybe 14 months. I have a crossbite, so this is primarily the reason for the length of the elastic wear.

#9 Post by **swan** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:29 pm

I've had them from the third teeth on top to the first molars on bottom 6+5 = 11 weeks. That was to move the bottom teeth forward.
Now I have a triangle second and third tooth on top, third on bottom (see my www link for a picture), so that the bottom teeth will move right behind the top teeth. I got them at my last adjustment, and they'll let me know at my next adjustment 6 weeks later what will happen then.

11 weeks sounds a long time, but it didn't seem long at all!

So the total will be 17 weeks or more...

#10 Post by **naomi** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:01 pm

I got my elastics in April or May of last year and I was just told today that I don't have to wear them anymore AND I only have 2 more adjustments to go before I get my braces off !!!!!

#11 Post by **CLAmom** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:24 pm

This may be the dumbest question ever but does everyone with bite problems have to have elastics? My ortho never mentioned this as part of my treatment but I do have a pretty wicked crossbite that we are working on. Would he have told me if I needed these upfront or is it one of those "surprises" that I'm in for later on in my treatment?