Elastic’s cutting gums
Hi!
I’m on try 14/75(long way to go lmao) and I currently change my trays every 5 days. But every so often my elastics will cut into my gums and it sooo uncomfortable and sore. It’s on a tray by tray basis so most of the time no issue are not sore and other times the bands will cut and hurt like a b*txh
I contacted my ortho about it and they said to salt rinse, and contact again if it got worse but I changed trays and the issue went away.
Like honesty I’m unsure as to what raising the issue will do because as i change so often there is a hight chance this issue will go away again 🤷♀️🤷♀️
Will most likely message them again but, in the mean time has anyone else experienced issues like this? If so how did you manage it?
(Was going to post pic but idk if that is needed lol, just picture cut gum 😭🤣)
Posted May 10, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC