Rubber Bands On Braces For Overbite

This helps pull the jaw forward so the top teeth do not protrude as far.

Rubber bands on braces for overbite.

The bands are removed before eating drinking and brushing teeth and replaced. Bands for an overbite start further forward in the mouth near the canines on the top of the mouth. Rubber bands align your bite and are very important for the bite fixing phase of orthodontic treatment which is usually the longest and most difficult part of the whole process. They stretch back and down to the lower molars on the lower jaw.

Type 2 rubber bands for braces are typically used for an overbite. Do note that orthodontic rubber bands are different from the small colored ties also known as o ties or ligatures put on braces to hold the archwire in place. Wearing rubber bands improves the fit of your upper and lower teeth and or jaws the bite. So you get braces wires and other attachments.

During the second stage of braces elastics small rubber bands may be used to slowly shift the jawline into the correct position. Rubber bands take 6 to 9 months to fix the majority of the overbite. The bands are fitted on the brackets from top to bottom or front to back to help move the teeth and jaw. If the amount of overbite it more it will take more time because it can move teeth up to 1 mm per month on average.

O ties or orthodontic ligatures.