Re: Surgical Elastics-->Are they supposed to hurt?

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Hi Irene,

I so feel for you as I had the same problem. Mine were the bands at

the front, so I hooked them on top of my brace and then down the

front of my teeth and down the bottom of the brace ( I hope it makes

sense). The bands stayed there no problem at all. They did not look

very nice being at the front of my mouth, but at least they dis not

cut my gums. Mine did not hurt as I could not feel my gums, but they

looked awful and I did not want to have any problems later on. my OD

said it was ok.

Your gums will go back to normal, mine did on week 4.

Good luck

>

> Hi all,

>

> I am almost 3 weeks post op now and have had removeable elastics

for 2

> weeks. I noticed tonight that when I took them off, my gums were

> really bleeding. I have to wear 2 elastics...on on either side

that

> starts approx 3 tooth from middle on top and goes back to second

last

> tooth on top..then stretched to second last tooth on bottom back to

> 3rd from middle on the bottom. Now I see that they might be

cutting

> into my gums. Also, you know when you first have braces..how

> sometimes your gum s swell in places and kinda overlap your tooth

from

> the sqeezing...well my gums are doing that where the elastics

are! Is

> this normal???? Help!

>

> Thanks,

> Irene

>