In fact, when you are eating you're really putting your rubber bands to work and your teeth will move even faster! But, if they really get in your way during a big meal you may need to remove them, even though we urge you to keep them in if you can, especially during casual snacking.
You should also wear them when you sleep. Every morning, discard the previous day's elastics and replace them with fresh elastics from the packet we have provided for you. If you play sports keep your elastics in unless you need to wear a mouth-guard. After removing your mouth-guard, put the elastics back in. You should change your elastics times a day, at the very least every 12 hours, even if they are not broken, because after a while they lose their strength and elasticity.
Class III elastics are hooked from the last hook on the upper arch to the first hook on the lower arch. Box: The box elastics are used to close the bite and tighten everything together. Box elastics are hooked from the first hooks on the upper and lower arch to the back hooks on the upper and lower arch. Midline: Midline elastics are used to align the center of the upper and lower arches. Depending on how the bite needs to be adjusted, the elastic will be attached from the first hook on the upper right down to the first hook lower left side or from first hook on the upper left side down to the first hook on the lower right side.
Triangle: Triangle elastics are worn to help close an open bite. Triangle elastics are hooked on the first hook on the upper arch down to the first two hooks on the lower arch.
At Chatham Orthodontics, our rubber band collection comes in many different colors. You can get creative with your colors to make your treatment that much more exciting. Think Halloween, school colors, or Christmas!
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