I just got rubberbands for my braces. Can I wear them when i sleep?!
Question: Rubberbands
Answers: Rubberbands
Yes, and you really must wear them 24/7! I have them on right now, btw, and they hurt like no other for the first couple days, but you really really really need to wear them all the time. When eating, take them out (it's pretty hard to chew anything with them in) but be sure to put them on right after. I often make the mistake of taking them off and forgetting them because it feels better without them, but it will only hurt more the longer you go without them. after a few days, you will get used to wearing them and changing them at good times. Put fresh ones on in the morning after you brush your teeth--just a suggestion to get the gross taste out of your mouth.
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YES! It's even reccomended that you do. My ortho said chances are if they fall out they'll fall out of my mouth and even if I do swallow them they are harmless :)
I usually don't wear them during the day. I just wear twice as many as night! Works even better actually ;D
Yes, you can. The more you wear them, the better. You should make sure to change them at least twice a day though. By the end of the day, the rubber bands lose their strength.
Your dr. should have told you when you need to be wearing them though, sometimes they want you to wear them all the time except when you eat or sometimes they just need to be worn when you sleep. We don't know the situation of your teeth so why are you asking us? Ask your dr.
Thats what he gets paid for!