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How can i relieve pain from braces rubberbands?

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2 ways: Either anbesol or better liquid motrin. It is not the rubberbands causing the pain, but the shifting of your teeth in their sockets - a kind of bone pain.

Answered 12/31/2012

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Time & Advil (ibuprofen): Orthodontic elastics which are very commonly used, cause distress for about 3 days. It causes upper and lower teeth to move against each other, that is a rubber band pulls both ends toward the middle. Many people give in to the discomfort before accommodation, which lasts 3 days, 4 at most. Use advil (ibuprofen) to help over the hump. Patients who comply with elastics, drastically reduce treatment time.

Answered 1/17/2018

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