Fixing your overbite with braces elastics

Dealing with braces elastics overbite issues can feel like a full-time job when you first start hooking those tiny rubber bands onto your brackets every day. You finally get used to the feeling of the metal and the wires, and then your orthodontist hands you a little bag of latex circles and tells you that the "real work" is about to begin. It's a bit of a reality check, honestly. While the brackets do the job of straightening out your individual teeth, the elastics are the heavy lifters that actually fix how your top and bottom jaws fit together. ...

February 28, 2026 · 6 min · Nancy Massiliano