Are there any biodegradable elastics?

Last month my dentist gave me a new pack of elastics and because i was impatient i asked him if i could wear double. He was reluctant but i feel i pushed him so he agreed. I regret doing that because i feel i have disrupted the process and should've...

i am just curious when u had braces did u hav elastics if so wat did u think of them. i only ask because i just got elastics on tuesday and they hurt really bad and i would like to know wat other people think of them

I just got my braces on three days ago and I already have my top and bottoms and elastics! The thing is that I forgot which tooth to put my elastics on, I currently have them on right now, but as I look at my teeth, there's a little hook and I'm questioning...

Okay, so I got braces about 3 months ago. They told me I'd need surgery for my underbite? I really don't see how I have an underbite, and I've heard people's underbites have been fixed with elastics. If I have to get surgery ill have my braces on for...

I'm exactly 14 days away from getting my braces off. My orthodontist gave me "finishing elastics" which is one band that zig zags from the second last back tooth all the way up the side. It is very similar to the elastics I had after upper...

hi guys :) i have two questions. i've had braces for about 5 months now and i only had an overbite and a few spaces. all my spaces are closed and my overbite is pretty much gone. i got elastics about 6 weeks ago and yesterday at my orthodontist visit...

I just got my elastics yesterday, and i was wondering how long before the pain goes away. and also if i am going to be able to open my mouth wider eventually so i can eat properly? if it helps i have the "kangaroo" elastics. my friend said...

I've had my braces on now for 9 months - I had a gap between my two front teeth. Yesterday I went for an orthdontist appointment and he put elastics round my teeth to close up the gaps like he always does but he also told me that I have to wear elastics...

I've had braces for 17 months (ortho put me on a 22 month plan but says it looks like i'm getting them off earlier) and my orthodontist told me that he is starting me on box shaped elastics full time because I overcorrected my bite. How is that possible...