We provide extras don t worry about it if you lose a band or two.
When you get rubber bands for braces what does that mean.
Lost a rubber band.
When a patient is asked to wear rubber bands it is usually for 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Once the correction.
Fodero will give you plenty of rubber bands for your braces.
We advise you put them in a safe easy place for you to get to at all times.
Does everyone have to get them.
Here are some tips for adjusting to wearing rubber bands on your braces.
In the beginning stand in front of a mirror to do it.
Well it depends on the patient.
Though of course we don t recommend that.
Change them out daily these are rubber bands so they do tend to lose their tension and elasticity over time.
The only time rubber bands are taken out of the mouth is when the patient eats or brushes their teeth.
Now that you know how rubber bands for braces work you may be wondering when do you get bands for braces.
Some patients will have to wear them for a full year or longer.
You wear them while you sleep and you use a new pair everyday.
This is a question you can call your orthodontist with and they will be able to explain the exact timeline for getting your braces rubber bands and when the treatment will end.
But our patients can start using rubber bands for their braces as soon as one month into treatment or as late as 12 months into treatment.
To hook the rubber bands securely use both your thumb and your pointer fingers.
Eventually you will be a pro and can do it in your sleep.
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