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A member asked:
Are there different ways to fix your rubber bands on your braces?
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Yes: Your orthodontist will instruct you on rubber band configuration depending on desired tooth movement.
Answered 9/4/2013
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Yes: There are many different ways to wear rubber bands along with wearing braces. Your doctor may prescribe front to back, back to front, triangles on the side, and many other ways.
Answered 12/29/2014
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Medicine: The medicine we use in orthodontics is light continuous force. Braces allow us to attach teeth to guide wires. Force systems such as elastics, springs, etc, allow us to slide the teeth along the wire. Different amounts of force, direction of force, and timing of force move teeth in desired directions. Remember, everyone is different so your elastic directions are unique to solving your problem.
Answered 8/5/2015
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