1-2 hours a day without rubberbands on my braces bad?!


Question: 1-2 hours a day without rubberbands on my braces bad?
So I just got rubberbands on my braces to help my overbite (it's not severe). But I was wondering if it is bad to have them off for maybe 1-2 hours a day because of pain. I know I'll eventually get used to them but since I'm not yet I usually take breaks. Does the 1-2 hours a day, depending on my pain, slow down the process of correcting my teeth?

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TRust me, have them on 24/7, as much as possible. You get use to them anyways.
If you don't wear them, your orthodontis will notice and make u wear braces longer. You don't want that.
Once u get used to them, they won't feel like anything .



no it's not that bad for your teeth. Some people will tell you to use them 24/7 but it wont hurt to take them out to eat as long as you remember to put them back in. If it is to much pain take a Advil, it seemed to work for me. Try to bear through the pain because in a day or two it will go down.

I had them before....twice



You should be wearing them all the time and they hurt at first but once you get used to them you don't feel anything. And the orthodontist may notice that you haven't been wearing them and make you have braces for longer.

having braces



Yes that is very bad. You are not supposed to take breaks. Here is a video that shows what happen to your teeth if you don't use your rubber bands. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ




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