What kind of elastics are there for braces? (names & what they do)?!


Question: What kind of elastics are there for braces? (names & what they do)?
Right now I have chipmunks. My orthodontist said I'll have to have one more round of elastics after these. I just wanted to know the names of the elastics and what they will do. I have a little bit of an over bite. :P
What kind no they usually follow chipmunks with to correct an over bite? Sorry for all the questions... but, I'm just a bit curious to what they do and the diff. names of them and what they look like.
I hear you can get glow in the dark elastics. Do most orthodontists have them?
Thanks in advance!

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the names differ by the brands of the elastics. the first time i had braces i had "chipmunks" which was also to correct an overbite. i really don't remember what i had after (i'm kind of thinking "ram"). as for the brand that has animals, the larger the animal, the stronger the elastic (some include bear, penguin, ram, chipmunk, fox).

yeah, some have colored or glow-in-the-dark elastics. most do not. according to my current ortho, the colored ones don't work as well...

hope this helps a little bit :)



chipmunks?!?!




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