The only thing you have to do is wear rubber bands all the time except for brushing and sometimes during eating.
What to do with rubber bands for braces.
You should eat with a rubber band and then replace it with the new one after that.
Orthodontic rubber bands or elastics are one of the most common tools orthodontists use to straighten your teeth.
An orthodontist will instruct the patient exactly which teeth the rubber bands should connect and this might change month to month.
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But how often do you have to change rubber bands for braces.
While they may cause some discomfort they re an important part of your overall orthodontic plan.
We use rubber bands for almost every patient who receives traditional metal braces as they provide the necessary connective forces needed to move your jaws and teeth into proper alignment but what do rubber bands do for braces.
Rubber bands are an important part of the orthodontic treatment.
Orthodontic rubber bands also known as elastics are small elastic bands that hook onto your braces from the top teeth down to the bottom teeth.
Typically all traditional metal braces do have the rubber bands.
First there are the brackets which are the square metal pieces bonded directly to the teeth.
What do the elastic rubber bands on braces do.
These bands are the ligature bands to hold the post in place.
Change it after waking up in the.
The braces themselves help straighten your teeth while the rubber bands used with braces help to straighten and align your bite.
Luckily there are several strategies you can try out to help alleviate rubber bands and braces pain.
They have an important job to do adding extra tension to your teeth to help move your teeth in the right position.
There are several parts to braces.
You can change the rubber band 3 to 4 times a day.
Why do orthodontists use rubber bands with braces.
Having to wear braces is enough to have to adjust to but sometimes your orthodontist will also give your rubber bands to wear as well.
They can take some getting used to but don t give up so quickly.
Not all braces will have these nor do many of them have the interarch elastics.
Joseph thompson 1 comment during the course of orthodontic treatment a patient with braces may have to wear elastic rubber bands to help with the correction of their malocclusion.
Do note that orthodontic rubber bands are different from the small colored ties also known as o ties or ligatures put on braces to hold the archwire in place.
If you have braces your orthodontist might give you small rubber bands to attach to your brackets to help move and align your teeth.
The following is a more detailed breakdown of the various parts that are included in braces.
