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OKay my bottom teeth are done and my ortho assit said I could probably go ahead and get them off. But, I definitely need to continue wearing elastics for my top teeth. As those of you who have elastics know, they connect to the hooks on the bottom brackets....So I was wondering how do you wear elastics when you only have one arch braced?

I'm not really sure either. I would guess that they keep a band on your molars or a hook bracket just for that purpose. Hopefully someone with experience will give you a definite answer. Congrats on getting the bottoms off!

Megan11 wrote:OKay my bottom teeth are done and my ortho assit said I could probably go ahead and get them off. But, I definitely need to continue wearing elastics for my top teeth. As those of you who have elastics know, they connect to the hooks on the bottom brackets....So I was wondering how do you wear elastics when you only have one arch braced?

If you find out could you let me know also? ;) There are ways of moving the entire lower arch, but that would still require some kind of appliance.

Your bottom teeth may be straight, but without a proper relationship to your top teeth, you'll need to keep them on to coordinate the upper and lower arches.

Probably a good idea to speak to the orthodontist :).

DrJasonKTam wrote:

Megan11 wrote:OKay my bottom teeth are done and my ortho assit said I could probably go ahead and get them off. But, I definitely need to continue wearing elastics for my top teeth. As those of you who have elastics know, they connect to the hooks on the bottom brackets....So I was wondering how do you wear elastics when you only have one arch braced?

If you find out could you let me know also? There are ways of moving the entire lower arch, but that would still require some kind of appliance.

Your bottom teeth may be straight, but without a proper relationship to your top teeth, you'll need to keep them on to coordinate the upper and lower arches.

Probably a good idea to speak to the orthodontist .

Oh man, if you don't know that's not good news for me. I suppose they may leave that bracket in place upon removal.... hmmm I'm scared to phone and ask I feel like I have already annoyed the crap out of my ortho haha!

Thanks Peach!