How long does it take for your rubberbands to make a drastic change in your teet!
Question: I have been wearing bands since late November. I wear them pretty much only at night.. before I go to sleep. They stay on all night when I am sleeping and I take them off in the morning..
I can't see much of a change.. but how long does it take before I can see a change?
Answers: I have been wearing bands since late November. I wear them pretty much only at night.. before I go to sleep. They stay on all night when I am sleeping and I take them off in the morning..
I can't see much of a change.. but how long does it take before I can see a change?
Sweet Pea, you are being given the correct advice from MC, not Mr. Dental.
Here are the instructions from the handout sheet I give my patients regarding wearing their elastics:
Elastics move the teeth in a direction which cannot be accomplished with braces alone.
They must be worn constantly to be effective -- 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Part-time wear does NOT move teeth, but it does cause them to constantly be sore.
You may remove the elastics only when eating your meals or brushing your teeth. Leave them in during snacking.
It may seem hard for you to put on the elastics at first. However, it will become easier with practice.
Your teeth and jaws may be tender the first few days of wearing the elastics. This is normal and should begin to disappear within a week. If it persists longer, please call our office.
Change elastics routinely, even if they are not broken. After a while, elastics lose their strength. It is preferable to change them in the morning, at the very least. If one elastic breaks, replace both sides.
Carry extra elastics with you at all times. If you don't have enough elastics to last until your next appointment, please stop by our office and pick more up. We don't want you to run out.
Elastic wear is an important key to the speed of your treatment and the final results we can achieve. Please call the office if you have any questions or concerns.
Good luck with your elastics!
I used to wear them at night just to get used to them. But you have to wear them 24 hours a day for them to work. When you take them off in the morning, your teeth have all day and evening to move back to where they were. Teeth have memory and want to move back. I had my braces on for 5 years because I was bad about wearing my rubber bands. Then my junior year I wanted them off so I started wearing them as I was supposed to and finally saw the results. I had my braces off for 14 years now and I still wear my retainer at night once a week. Yes, my teeth still move. Wear those rubber bands....
that depends on the case treatment.. but most should give change after the fourth mounth......
i wish u'll have it next month.....
It's a slow process. It's a much nicer option than the full brace which is as painful as hell! Talk to your orthodontist, sounds like they haven't really explained what they're doing and why!
months
gee.. i would be careful in wearing them... you might swallow it...