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Subject: Re: elastics - Dr Rick or others

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Date Posted: 07:29:20 08/23/04 Mon
In reply to: steven 's message, "elastics - Dr Rick or others" on 05:22:41 08/23/04 Mon

thats called the 10 hour force theory. It states that once a force is removed it takes 10 hours for everything to get going again.

>I found this site the other day whilst looking for
>info on my treatment. My ortho has just given me
>elastics with the instructions to wear them 24/7
>except when eating and brushing. He warned me that if
>i left them out for more than 2 hours at a time, it
>would set my treatment back by a day each time due to
>the teeth moving back to where they came from and it
>would become increasingly harder to move the teeth.
>I'm not sure if this was a scare tactic or not but
>he's got me worried because the nature of my job makes
>it impractical to wear them during the day.

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certain professions and orthodontics	Maggie	11:11:49 08/23/04 Mon