Rubber bands, called elastics, are used with braces to apply additional force to certain areas of your mouth. Learn about the types and how they're used.

She rocked the braces and the pink hair at the 1999 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. Gwen Stefani at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Dec. 4, 2001. Getty Images ...

Do You Need to Use Rubber Bands with Invisalign Braces? Medically reviewed by Rooz Khosravi, DMD, PhD, MSD — Written by Daniel Yetman on April 15, 2021. How they work; When are they used?