i just got rubberbands and i'm wondering if you have to throw the rubberbands away, or if you can re-use them.
2006-12-10 03:43:57 · 15 answers · asked by dolphin lover 2 in Health ➔ Dental
You need to throw them away and use new ones everyday. They will get stretched out after awhile and they won't be as effective. I had to keep my braces on 6 months longer (when I was 18) than I was supposed to (meaning I had to have my senior pictures and go to prom with them on) because I didn't wear my rubber bands like I was told to.
2006-12-10 03:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by CarolinaGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't reuse them. The reason the orthodontist has you change them so often and gives you so many is they lose elasticity. After a couple of hours of wear, they don't generate the required force anymore. So keep them fresh by changing them often. On the same note, don't double or triple them up thinking that more force will get the job done quicker. It just doesn't work that way.
2006-12-10 04:41:48 · answer #2 · answered by cjmacri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rubber bands, additionally spoke of as elastics, are used to pass tooth in a fashion that braces on my own can't do. they're often used at school II situations, pulling the canines back. The elastic used to hold the twine contained in the brackets is spoke of as a ligature or "O" ring.
2016-10-05 03:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by lyon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't re-use them. One, that's really nasty. And two, you lose a lot of the elastic properties needed to properly realign your jaw. So basically, naw.
2006-12-10 04:23:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't be prudent. Especially if you just got back from Taco Bell.
2006-12-10 03:46:22 · answer #5 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wear them now with my braces. You can not reuse them, its unsanitary. You have to take them out before you eat and brush everyday. They are too cheap and you can get them from you orthodontist to reuse them.
2006-12-10 03:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by Dee H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no u have to get new ones if not it can cause infection if u have a cut in ur mouth. its best to not re use
2006-12-10 06:39:04 · answer #7 · answered by buzzzbeeea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw them away! thats gross!
if u need more, jus call and they will mail them to u free
2006-12-10 03:45:15 · answer #8 · answered by your last resort 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can re - use them . But in ways it is gross .
2006-12-10 05:32:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can reuse them, but you probably shouldn't for sanitary reasons.
2006-12-10 03:45:49 · answer #10 · answered by AlaskaGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋