Hello to all of the orthodontists out there, I have a question.

I just got my rubber bands off for my overbite and my ortho said I am supposed to bite down on my back teeth. Why does that kind of feel hard to do? My teeth are all aligned for my overbite to be fixed, but I’m just really worried I’m going to have to wear my rubber bands again after these four weeks like the last four weeks. I got them off 8 weeks ago then got them back on last appointment. Why would that happen again because they were all aligned as well. I get my braces off in two more visits and I am not getting my hopes up to getting them off if this overbite thing is going to keep happening.

Respuesta :

its hard to bite down on your back teeth because your over bite is not corrected all the way. i had an overbite and my teeth were not aligned in the middle. so my orthodontist focused on that towards the end of my treatment. you will probably have more rubber bands, maybe stronger bands to help fix your bite. you want to wear them as much as possible so they will fix your bite or you will not get your braces off quickly. i was supposed to get my braces off july 2019 but, i didn't get them off til september 2019 due to my teeth in back where they were not fitting all into place due to my alignment. you'll get them off soon though even if it seems you won't! hope this helps you!