Gap bands are small elastics or rubber bands tied or looped around two teeth to close a space or gap.
Teeth rubber bands for gaps.
A teeth gap band are just small elastic rubber bands which are used to close the gap between the teeth.
A gap band is a small elastic rubber band similar to the rubber bands or ligatures that orthodontists often use as part of orthodontic treatment.
These elastic bands are also called orthofill bands.
Orthodontic bands used with traditional braces are often used as gap bands but they re not.
Some websites sell gap bands that claim to be designed specifically for closing gaps between the teeth while teenagers in some videos promoting the use of gap bands claim to have used tiny hair.
These knockoffs are all basically small rubber bands that can just fit around two teeth.
These rubber bands can be found at the drugstore for about 5 and are usually sold for use in girls hair.
There are officially branded teeth gap bands that are sold for this purpose but many people who support this procedure use knockoffs.