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🎯 Lock in your look with the ultimate stretch power!
This 100-pack of 1/4 inch diameter orthodontic elastic bands offers professional-grade strength and stretchability, perfect for hairstyling needs like dreadlocks, braids, and top knots. Made from advanced polymers, these durable, slightly tinted clear bands resist breakage and provide reliable hold, making them a versatile must-have for both beauty and creative applications.
| ASIN | B002GCNZMU |
| Best Sellers Rank | #158,595 in Beauty & Personal Care ( See Top 100 in Beauty & Personal Care ) #1,902 in Hair Elastics & Ties |
| Brand | Thompson |
| Brand Name | Thompson |
| Color | Clear |
| Container Type | Bag |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,277 Reviews |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 0.25"L x 0.25"W |
| Item Weight | 2 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Thompson Orthodontics |
| Material | Rubber |
| Product Dimensions | 0.25"L x 0.25"W |
| UPC | 784179883694 700220496170 746122967073 772195209079 700220495968 794437167039 773490478139 737003687944 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
M**R
Good for teeth and for some people; the jaw joint
I had braces years ago in 1982. Teeth stuck out, with big spaces entire youth in high school, US Army. This is the reason I never got married; I was too ugly, no one wanted me. (At least no one that I wanted.) So I finally got braces in my 20's. I now felt attractive, accepted in the male society. What fool I was! Started dating every handsome man that would take me. This 'judging by looks' and only other requirement was that they liked drinking a LOT of beer and country and heavy metal music. Some of us make bad choices when young. A few of these boyfriends and even dates were violent, hit me in the head. This can cause a misaligned jaw. I often felt that me retainer (and medical... doctors treatment) helped keep the jaw and neck healthy. In Oct-Dec 2014 I stumbled onto a very bad dentist on Pleasant Str, Worcester, MA. One of the most unpleasant streets I ever lived on. She was from a poor country and struggling to make money; used cheap strange products, filling material from India, no hygiene, false x-rays... She filled one tooth that I needed done. Only had one cavity. Then she suddenly raced over many of my front and bottom teeth with a drill/sander type machine. Then she placed a white superglue like stuff on them. Then she wanted me to come back for endless exams every month as she just looked at the glue. Would say no cavities, but then wants to do more drilling. I finally realized she just wanted to use up the insurance money. She also does cosmetic dentistry. I did not want or need it. I later saw many peoples reviews on the internet saying the exact same thing happened to them. Plastic stuff breaking off in shape pieces. The police were called in one family's case. Point of this story; The glue caps she placed on my teeth made my bite uneven and ineffective when eating. This also misaligned the jaw. The muscles-joints in my neck and jaw, ears became soar, stiff. I developed a bell like sound and roaring in the left ear; same side where she placed the most glue on the teeth. A couple weeks ago I wondered about this and decided to try to reverse her work; My pet squirrel sands down his tooth on a rock in my garden. I tired it, being careful not to sand the tooth, to only chip off the glue she put on the teeth. Took a week later but it now feels like my teeth, bite is even. Then tension in the neck, ear, bell sounds is 90% gone. I noticed the misaligned jaw-teeth brought back the space in my teeth. I bought the elastics on Amazon to correct this. Its helping! The elastics are strong, just like the ones the orthodontic gave me in my 20's. Also using retainer.
B**8
Bagpipers use these too.
I received the Orthodontic rubber bands on Wednesday, 25 May. As I had hoped, these bands work perfectly for placing onto the practice chanter reed to hold it a bit more in an open position to make it easier to play the chanter. Just be sure to order the 1/4" band size since they double over easily enough and won't snap unless undue force is applied - and watch the edge of the reed staple, it could be cut if the piper isn't careful. Overall, this is a great product which will make my piping a lot easier, when needed. The customer service staff at Doctored Locks is a very customer friendly lot. Caitlyn from Doctored Locks called me in response to an email I sent to the company about a perceived problem I was having and she explained the circumstance and the motive of the "overlord". She explained a way to circumvent this situation from happening again. I am now positive that this will not happen again and I have full trust in the Doctored Locks staff and organisation. I recommend this company and their products to all pipers who will want to use these little helpers. I'd like to say to Doctored Locks, you might like to advertise this item as useful to bagpipers also.
B**Y
Durable and stretchy!
I use these for a small rat tail braid and they're excellent for that! Very stretchy and durable, I can reuse them for several days before they break. The grip is strong, enough to where I could easily see it causing breakage if you aren't careful removing it (I'd recommend cutting it off instead of trying to pull or untie it). I've also tried the non-latex version of these, they're similar but not as stretchy, so if you don't have anything against latex I'd recommend these!
K**N
Bands work great
The shipping took a little longer than I would have liked seeing as I paid for expedited shipping, about a week longer actually. The bands themselves work perfect they didn't close my gap completely, but I just got a smaller band and the gap closed. I use these to maintain my teeth in the position they are in. When I don't feel like wearing my retainer I use these they are thin and don't make my teeth hurt. I also noticed that now that my gap is closed these don't try to continue to move my teeth when I wear them like my smaller bands do. I would highly recommend these to anyone who just wants to close the gap they have. Also get a retainer once you have your teeth where you want them, if not your teeth will shift and your gap will reopen, not as big as it was but it will open. Also if you notice that they bands rise up to your gums when you put them on, take them off and wipe your teeth dry then put them on and they will not move.
M**A
Ligas para brakets
Muy buenas, me sirve mucho para mis bracket
T**S
Good quality
Exactly as promised
H**Y
Used for braces
Ordered these when we ran out of elastics from the Orthodontist, they did what they were suppose to.
M**N
mehh
Not so great for dreads. Not bad but not great. They keep snapping/breaking. Impossible to stretch them past two loops.. Sometimes they snap going from one loop through (dreads, and mine aren't all that thick) to two loops through. Still not a bad product. A little overpriced to be honest. These are meant for braces. Just know that when you're buying them. 10x better than the s***ty clear kind in stores.
H**.
Correct mais non conforme à la description
Produit bien reçu, mais il semble non conforme à la description : l'emballage n'est pas le même que celui affiché sur la page de l'article (voir les photos jointes)... Aussi je trouve le prix un peu abusif !
T**N
Perfect - make sure you double check the size
I have braces and these are perfect for what I currently need. They match the official size and strength my dentist recommended.
S**N
Perfect for securing dread extensions
They are sooooo long lasting. I used them to secure my dread extensions.
S**E
Do the job well.
Easy to use/manipulate & appear strong so far. Delivered quickly.
A**R
son finas y grandes para lo que yo necesitaba
La goma esta bien, PERO, yo necesitaba una goma mas pequeña en tamaño y algo mas gordita. Errror mio.
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