Braces Rubber Bands Triangle

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Braces rubber bands triangle.

Triangle rubber bands for braces. Elastics are the rubber bands that your orthodontist hooks to your braces to assist movement. 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. Once the teeth are close to their correct position we want to make sure that they fit together really well.

If rubber bands are needed for a portion of a braces. I have to wear triangle elastics for my braces but only on one side the other side has the bands going from the canine to the other will this work. If you liked our article please share it and use the comment section below to tell us about your experiences or ask any questions. The typical triangle elastic hooks to one tooth on the top and two on the bottom in a you guessed it triangle fashion.

A 30 year old female asked. These bands connect to the brackets via a hook often from the top tooth bracket to the bottom tooth. Just when i thought the pain of the braces was a thing of the past i was introduced to a new instrument of torture the elastics. Brackets on each tooth.

A band or bonding to attach the bracket to each tooth. In the end while rubber bands and braces may look good nothing beats your appearance when you can take off your braces permanently and you can display a set of perfect teeth once and for all. Dental braces have three main components. Life with braces instruction on how to wear triangle elastics or rubber bands while wearing braces orthodontic treatment.

In order to help this happen we will have patients wear triangle or box elastics. 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. Triangle elastics 7 november 5 2013 by tricia 4 comments. Which are the official name for rubber bands for braces.

They also include the ligatures that attach your brackets to the archwire elastics typically pull the jaw forward or backward to align your top and bottom teeth improving your smile and bite. This is what rubber bands do. Another important component of dental braces include inter arch rubber bands.