JMU Orthodontic Elastics 1/4 Medium, 500 Pack Dental Rubber Bands Latex | Orthodontic Rubber Bands for Braces, Intraoral Elastic Bands, 4.5 oz, Made in USA

I was in a pinch and had to try these. It was either spend more than these o would cost in gas for me to drive to the Orthodontic office to pick some free runs!I figured the worst that happens is they suck and I use them for the two weeks until my next appointment and then get the ones from the dentist. To my surprise these were better than the bags they give out with the animals on them.The quality is better than the ones the dentist gives me. They also take notably longer to lose elasticity. I also observed noticed they are much more uniform in dimensions than the animal ones I used to use. The dentist ones were great but I noticed I always threw a few out every pack because the thickness of the band is too thin at parts, no big deal they are free after all. Having already burned through 3 bags of these JCU from Amazon I have thrown away one rubberband because of the same issue.I will be buying these again. I have the tendency to forgot where I leave things. I also seam to often leave things in my pocket to get washed and dried. Because of this I will also be sure to get the free ones just in case I lose or damage these ones.I will also note these feel ever so slightly stronger than the animal one it shares specs with. This may be the consistency of the thickness of them and the lack there of in the animal ones.In case you were wondering which animals specs I found this on the GoogleStandard Zoo Pack SizesChipmunk: 1/8" (3.18 mm) — Light to Medium Force (often 2.5–3.5 oz)Rabbit: 3/16" (4.76 mm) — Light, Medium, or Heavy Force (often 3.5–6.5 oz)Fox: 1/4" (6.35 mm) — Medium to Heavy ForcePenguin: 5/16" (7.94 mm) — Medium to Heavy ForceMonkey: 3/8" (9.35 mm) — Medium to Heavy ForceSpecialty Wildlife Series (American Orthodontics)Galapagos Giant Tortoise: 3/16" — Heavy (6.5 oz)Gorilla: 3/16" — Medium (4.5 oz)Rhinoceros: 1/4" — Heavy (6.5 oz)Tiger: 5/16" — Heavy (6.5 oz)Pegasus / Whale: 1/4" — Medium (4.5 oz)

I use these for my yorkies top knots. Less hair breakage.

Works

This worked well, and the price was good. It came with a lot of them so that was a bonus as well. However, some of the bands were different sizes. This isn't a huge deal but was annoying that not all of them were the same size.

I lost my second pack of panda bands which is what prompted this purchase. I compared a lot of bands on Amazon but nothing was a sure thing and most were filled with complaints. I took a leap of faith with these and I’m glad I did.The bands are identical (these are a smidge yellower in color.)The stretch reaches the same length as the pandaIn the photo this brand is on the left, and the panda is on the right.Note: that this brand looks frayed because I had been stretching it to its limit back to back to see if it would pop. You can’t tell due to the angle but the panda band is also frayed because I did the same thing. The panda band actually frayed first.Another note: I didn’t count the bands in the envelope so I can’t speak on the accuracy of the number. That’s a little too tedious for me 😬.

These have been great for my braces journey, they’re inexpensive and of great quality. I’ve only had one or two snap on me the entire time I’ve been using them, so they’re pretty durable as well.

My son burns through these like water! This is a great deal for bulk quantity. Overall same quality as he gets from the orthodontist!

GREAT. These are so handy, skip going back to your office for elastics, get these. My orthodontist said she was highly impressed by results from wearing these elastics.