Hi All,
I obtained an excellent bite from elastics.
For a couple of months, my ortho had me eliminate the elastics and I noticed that my bite degraded significantly - mainly due to a degradation in the levelling.
Now that I have resumed elastics (& my excellent bite), I am was interested in whether or not other folks have had this situation.
Specifically, I am wondering if if it is possible to retaiain the levelling gained from elastic wear.
TIA

You might want to post your question in the Metal Mouth forum. Short answer though, yes.

Well, the main reason that I posted here rather than the Metal Mouth Forum is that I am interested in hearing from folks that have had this type of retention after the braces are removed.
It made me nervous that I had a loss of the leveling when I was still wearing braces & stopped elastics.
It seems like the situation will degrade even more without the stability provided by the braces.
And so, I wanted some reassurance from folks that have already had removal.