I'm wearing one rubber band. Should I wear one of the opposite side?

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Hi there, I recently started the refinement stage of Invisalign, which now includes rubber bands. They hooked the right side for me at the office, took it off, had me hook it myself then sent me on my way. Only the right side - they never mentioned the left. Didn't notice until last night that there's a hook for elastics on the other side of my tray. Should I assume a band is needed there, too? I mean, if it's there, a band must be needed, right? FYI - revisions consist of only 9 trays.

Jason K. Tam, DDS · Answer

If you have any concerns about where you should be wearing your elastics, send the office an email or give them a call.  There are reasons to use elastics only on one side and it is possible that elastics might be worn on both sides in the future.  The use of elastics is going to depend on the movement of your teeth and where your doctor wants them to go.  Good luck!

Tanya Vaysman, DMD · Answer

You don’t want to do anything in treatment that was not advised by your doctor so the best is to check with them. It is not uncommon to have an elastic on only one side for a period of time and then on both sides after. You should make sure you are wearing them the way they want you to

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