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Duration of elastics
Hello,
How many months one need to wear elastics for closing gap from extracted tooth. Is 22 hours per day good enough as my dentist had advised to remove elastics while eating n brushing.
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You need to wear elastics almost all time except having food or brushing or as advised by your treating Dr. Take care.
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Hi madam its depends on tooth gap
Duration of elastic usage 6 to 8 month
You have to use elastics 24 hours for better result.
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only brushing time remove elastics
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Your are undergoing orthodontic treatment, it depends on case to case...on an average completion of treatment require 1 year
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Dr. Devanshi Anand
Dentist
13 yrs exp
Noida
Hi ,
Normally you need to wear elastics till the gap closes and the bite is corrected . In case you are wearing elastics in the lockdown period and your gap has closed you can continue wearing it till your next appointment with the orthodontist.
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Elastics are a wonderful adjunct to close gap only drawback is that they are cumbersome .
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