Colored Rubber Bands For Braces
When buying colored rubber bands for braces, make sure that you buy only high quality, FDA approved product made out of the purest, freshest materials. They must be durable, yet very stretchy and supple. These characteristics will make the ties easy to place, adjust, and remove, yet securely hold braces together and effectively correct the alignment of teeth. If you are an orthodontist you also want to stock both latex and non latex orthodontic rubber bands because some people are allergic to latex.
There are several types of colored rubber bands for braces.
First, there are rubber band ties. These work in conjunction with the traditional metal brackets. After the metal brackets are cemented onto the teeth, a metal wire is placed horizontally across them. Rubber band ties are then looped around the metal brackets on top of the wire to hold it in place. The orthodontist can then tighten the wiring from the back end in order to slowly move the teeth over time. These come in all sorts of colors, so you can have a little fun with them by getting them in your favorite color or by using different colors. One of our readers commented on how she got them in her school colors. Another reader said he got them in the colors of his favorite soccer team. The average pricing for this type of orthodontic rubber band will range between eleven to fourteen dollars per pack of 1000 ties.
The second type of colored rubber band for braces is the chain. These also work in conjunction with the traditional metal bracket. However, there is no need for a metal wire to line the brackets. Instead, the orthodontic rubber chain will feature interconnected links which loop around each bracket, creating a continuous elastic band from one tooth to the next. However, some orthodontists will choose to use both the wire and chain. This type of treatment will usually be recommended to close large gaps between the teeth (i.e. after an extraction). Also, if wire only or chain only treatment is not producing expected the results that were projected for the given amount of time, an orthodontist will also recommend using both treatments simultaneously. Colored rubber band chains come in several different colors. However, they will usually only come in one color per spool, though you can still make it fun by using a different color for each the top and bottom teeth. The typical pricing for this type of orthodontic rubber band will range between eleven to fourteen dollars per fifteen foot spool.
The third type is simply known as the elastic. While the average treatment is usually a linear approach, during which corrections are made with one wire or chain going across each the upper and lower teeth, elastics are used to connect with brackets that are not necessarily side by side. For example, an orthodontist might want to connect an elastic from the lower the back teeth to the upper front teeth to correct an overbite. To correct an underbite, an orthodontist will connect an elastic between the upper back teeth to the lower front teeth. Sometimes treatment may call for multiple bands configured in various shapes and directions such as triangles and rectangles. Moreover, part of a patient’s treatment may require various head devices which are attached to the braces with elastics in a number of configurations. This type of treatment is recommended when multiple alignments issues and severe disfiguration exist. Various sizes are available. The most common are 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8 of an inch. There are also different strengths, ranging from 2.5 ounces to 6.0 ounces, 2.5 being light and 6.0 being extra heavy. They will be available in several colors, for aesthetics mostly but also to help the patient identify the correct ones to use for the various parts of the mouth which require the elastics. Average prices of elastics will range between twenty five and thirty dollars per 5000 elastics.
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