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Why does one Invisalign elastic (rubber band) feel tighter than the other?

BraceShake
I am on day 7 of my first tray of Invisalign. I have buttons and I wear elastics (rubber bands) for overbite. Yesterday I noticed a change in my bite where the right side of my top row aligns and closes properly but he left side does not close fully at all. Today I am feeling more tension on the right elastic than the left elastic. It feels as if I'm not even wearing an elastic on the left side. Is this normal? Could the rubber bands be changing my bite unevenly?

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