- My orthadontist said so the teeht could stay in place or something like that
2007-02-07 05:01:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
The elastics along with the force used in opening your mouth aid the arch wire in moving the teeth. Sometimes when moving the teeth to close spaces and align the teeth a little help is needed and the elastic or rubber bands are used to keep constant pressure from the K-9 or cuspids, pulling it from the opposing molar. This constant pressure along with your opening, stretching and adding more pressure, usually moves them into position. That's why we tell you to change the elastics so often to keep it tight. Later it may be used to keep the teeth in position while they settle, allowing the bone to fill in to their new permanent surroundings. Remember biology, osteoclast and osteoblast, cells working to cleaning up old bone and laying the formation of new bone growth down.
Next time the orthodontist doesn't answer the question to where you can understand, ask him to explain it again. Just tell him you're semi-dental-illiterate but still want to know what's going on in your mouth. Don't feel silly, sometimes we get rushed and forget that the patient hasn't had the training and terminology that we've had and we blurt out the more complex version of what's going on. We never hesitate to answer any questions, although sometimes we go into so much detail we tend to give lectures if your not careful. Hope I've answered your question without doing just that, hopefully so you can understand what he meant. Good luck with your orthodontics!
2007-02-07 05:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by HeatherS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rubber bands, also called elastics, are used to move teeth in a way that braces alone cannot do. They are usually used in Class II cases, pulling the canines back. The elastic used to hold the wire in the brackets is called a ligature or "O" ring.
2007-02-07 13:09:02 · answer #2 · answered by in2braces 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The rubberbands are used to pull your jaw back in to place. Quite painful, but well worth the trouble.
2007-02-07 13:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by InquiringMinds 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your orthodontist is right. The rubber bands stabilize the braces over the teeth and pull the teeth into a down and straight position.
2007-02-07 13:04:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Usually to connect the lower and upper jaws, it pulls the upper jaw or the lower jaw closer to the other jaw. The braces are to line teeth and pull them together. To actually get the jaws to move they need rubberbands.
It also helps to keep the teeth together, so the bite looks more acceptable. It's done to make your smile look more nice.
2007-02-07 13:05:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's so the little metallic place can hold the wire that goes through it. It keeps the wire in place, in the brace itself.
2007-02-07 13:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by User 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
so the wires on the teeth stay on. if you get "chain" rubberbands (the rubberbands that are attached to one another)thats to tighten the teeth together.
2007-02-07 13:06:01 · answer #7 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
your rubber bands are there to keep the wire in tact to the medal prongs he glued to your teeth. If he took off the bands, the wire would not stay in place.
2007-02-07 13:03:57 · answer #8 · answered by srbunce 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That is a good question well its because when you eat you open your mouth too wide so it limits it from them coming off
2007-02-07 13:05:09 · answer #9 · answered by A kid 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They help correct over-bites and under-bites
2007-02-07 13:03:37 · answer #10 · answered by smedrik 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋