Orthodontic rubber bands are usually divided into squirrels, rabbits, foxes, penguins and monkeys in order of animals. Orthodontic rubber bands are generally replaced once every day. It should be noted that the orthodontic rubber band is guaranteed to be worn for a long time, and the doctor will advise us to wear it for 22 hours, which means that we need to wear it at all times except during meals. Wearing a rubber band is basically the penultimate step of whole teeth. The purpose of wearing a rubber band is to close the teeth.

The role of orthodontic rubber band

When our maxillary or mandibular teeth can't be moved by simple brackets and archwires, we can use the opposite mandibular teeth to influence our teeth by wearing rubber bands.

After sewing with a rubber band, the teeth are basically arranged neatly, and then we remove our arch wire and put on the retainer again, and the whole orthodontic treatment is over.

However, there is no exact time frame for wearing rubber. Usually, for younger children, it may take less time to wear rubber because teeth move quickly. For elderly patients, it may take longer.