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Subject: Re: Question about Elastics

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drrick

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Date Posted: 12:58:35 08/26/04 Thu
In reply to: Fizzy 's message, "Question about Elastics" on 11:54:21 08/26/04 Thu

the open bite can be fixed with a different type of elastic.

Hey everyone! I am 16 years old, so I hope you don't
>mind me posting, but I AM on the older end of the
>teenage spectrum...
>Anyway, I started my orthodontic treatment a little
>over a year ago with a palatal expander and I got a
>mouth full of Damon brackets in October 2003. I have
>been happy with my progress as I started with
>stainless steel archwires and elastics on Monday.
>The elastics surprised me because they worked so fast!
>I have them to correct a lower jaw that juts forward
>slightly. But the problem is, now that my teeth have
>moved back, I have an open bite. Is this supposed to
>happen? And how do they fix it?
>
>And is there anything I need to know about elastics
>besides "wear them all the time"?

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