Powerchains History?

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#1 Post by **NYG2007** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:41 am

I know a lot of people who had braces in the 90's and they stated they never had powerchains like I have now. Are powerchains fairly a recent development? I'd be interested in knowing that. Also, how did they close gaps if they didn't have powerchains?

#2 Post by **-Michael-** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:51 pm

Powerchains have been around since at least the mid-late 80's.

#3 Post by **Danielle** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:02 am

I must be in the minority here but so far power chains have done nothing for me. It was a spring and closing loops that closed my gaps and the power chain has been mostly a decoration, which is actually kinda nice because I didn't get much of a chance to pick lig colors so at least I've gotten to pick power chain colors. As far as the history goes, I'm not really sure, does anyone know the history of elastics? I didn't have braces as a kid but I knew kids who did and I don't remeber any of them having elastics--they seem relatively new to me too.

#4 Post by **lionfish** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:51 am

Elastics have been around a while. A kid at my school during the 60's had them to close extraction gaps.

#5 Post by **jxds** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:47 am

That's interesting... What are powerchains used for? Only for closing gaps?

#6 Post by **NYG2007** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:03 am

Danielle,

I too haven't noticed any gaps closing with the power chains, but that may because I have only had them for 20 days.

#7 Post by **lionfish** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:17 pm

That's interesting... What are powerchains used for? Only for closing gaps?

They can also be used to rotate teeth.