Is It Possible to Have Elastics Placed Inside of the Teeth With Invisalign?

Hi all, I'm just wondering if elastics can be placed inside of the teeth instead of outside?? with elastics outside seems make my invisalign more visible...

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Elastics/Rubber band wear with Invisalign

For many patients, elastic wear is crucial to an excellent result with Aligner wear if their posterior bite is off. Elastics are generally worn off of buttons directly bonded to the teeth, or off of hooks that are milled into the aligners directly. But in all cases, elastics are worn on the outside of the aligners. Your doctor will tell you how often you should wear you elastics, but proper wear is important to treatment success.

Invisalign and elastics

Wearing elastics on the outside of the aligners is most common useage and yes, they may make the trays slightly more noticeable, but by whom? Most often the things that you are aware of are not noted or of concern to the public. If they are noticed, they are likely aware you are doing something special for yourself by wearing something to improve your smile. It is certainly possible to hook-up elastics on the "tongue-side" of the teeth. When you speak, those... more

Elastics are worn to direct forces

Maybe. Often the forces generated when elastics are on the inside of the teeth are not in the direction that is desired, so I would say it would be the exception and not the rule that elastics can be worn the way you describe.

Elastics and Buttons can be placed inside of teeth with invisalign

Hi Liz, Please note, my answer here only reflects some of the innovations at our office which may not be part of what invisalign teaches nor may be known to any other doctors unless if they have met me when discussing such possibilities: You may be using elastics for many different reasons: You may be using them to extrude a tooth (pull the tooth away from gum and bone into the aligners) or rotate a tooth or correct a class II or class III bite with elastics and buttons. In... more