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A member asked:
My orthodontist said use one elastic and i'm using two. will this expedite the process?
4 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Maybe not: Excessive forces placed on your teeth can cause damage to the periodontal ligaments and loss of bone. You don't know more than your orthodontist... if s/he wanted you to wear two elastics, those would have been the instructions. Please follow directions and don't complicate your treatment.
Answered 10/9/2014
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No: Too much force may actually create rear resorbtion rather than frontal resorbtion, slowing your treatment, The amount of force provided by elastics must be carefully titrated to provide best results. Your Orthodontist spent over 10,000 hours in training to know the best "medicine" to resolve your malocclusion. Please follow instructions exactly to the letter.
Answered 10/9/2014
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No: and it may make things much worse! Orthodontics a careful and very deliberate use of forces to move teeth. You may cause an overcorrection. Stop immediately and see your orthodontist immediately and tell them what you did.
Answered 11/20/2014
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Probably not: Most orthodontic movement are better with a light continuous force plodded by one elastic.
Answered 1/20/2015
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