Elastics are an important element to the long lasting teeth straightening process of orthodontic treatment whether you opt for braces or invisalign aligners.
Invisalign rubber bands open bite.
I really want to know because i really want my bite to.
I have a bit of an overbite and it is really bothering me.
I am on my 18th of 23 trays.
And can they still add rubber bands so far into the treatment.
My orthodontist originally told me i might to wear elastics half way through but then i don t see any hooks on all of my trays so i wonder if i still need to wear rubber band later on.
Yes invisalign rubber bands are designed to make invisalign effective for correcting overbite as well as underbite and open bite.
This means 20 out of 24 of my.
I have open bite too and just started my first tray.
In the past elastics were used for braces.
They are usually recommended when more force is need to move the teeth into proper alignment.
I m plagued with an open bite.
They look like tiny little rubber bands and they work to move the teeth and align the jaw into position for a proper bite.
Invisalign is presented as an easy alternative to traditional braces but getting started isn t as seamless as you might hope.
Did you have to wear elastics at all.
Having the rubber bands adds an additional step or in my case four to the process of taking out the invisalign and putting it back in.
Do you think that it is too late to ask my ortho about adding in rubber bands.
This makes me even more hesitant to take out my invisalign.
To correct these conditions the extra force applied by the rubber bands is useful in properly aligning the bite.
Yes this means that invisalign wearers sometimes have to wear rubber bands with their aligners.
Correcting openbite by elastics or rubber bands in orthodontic treatment.