Elastics

[Rawrsome_Minx]

Hey,

I was given elastics to wear 3 weeks ago at my last ortho appt. Originally he wanted me to wear both sides but changed his mind to just the right at the moment until "he changes the midline of my teeth". (does this mean he is moving the front teeth across?) I was told to wear the elastic all the time except during eating and brushing. Why is this? When I had my previous treatment with elastics I ate all my food with them in too. I'm being very good with the elastic wear and I start to panic if I feel I'm leaving them out too long while eating. I think generally it is in around 22 hours a day, which is as much as I can do with all the eating I do, Lol.

I'm not seeing much difference 3 weeks in with the elastic, although I've woken up a few mornings with a bit of pulling on one of my front teeth so I guess I'm just being a bit impatient.

[Sunny]

Bexy I'm sure your ortho has given you the correct advice. Most often wearing elastics when you're eating gets great movement, due to the movement of your jaw, but your ortho must not want that level of pressure on your teeth yet.

Talk to your ortho at your next appointment.

Good luck!