JMU Orthodontic Rubber Bands 5/16 Medium, 500 Pack Neon Intraoral Dental Elastics Bands, Latex Free, Made in USA

I use these for my sleep retainer. Some of the bands are weak and break right away, but only about 3-4 per bag. Does the intended job.

These don't stretch well but are sturdy!

description says natural rubber but non-latex

I needed silicone because I'm allergic to latex, this was a good amount for the price. They're a little thin but they work. Once in a great while I would come across one that was Not usable because it didn't come out of the form right or whatever. It would snap. My husband complained that they snapped on him all the time but that was not the case with me at all, he tends to try to stretch his mouth open with his dental device in and so naturally a tiny little rubber band is going to snap. Overall out of a thousand of these only a handful broke. And the price was good. I would buy them again and I'm going to.

There are way too stretchy. They don't have the 4.5 oz of force they claim and the first one I put on my braces snapped within 15 minutes of use. The brand I get from my orthodontist has literally never done that. I can't believe I wasted my money on this garbage

I ordered the exact same specs as my orthodontic elastics (3/16" 4.5oz) and these are not the same. They are wider in width but not as strong. Much more stretchy and they snap. Nice because theyre clear but if you need a particular size I don't recommend these.

Although each ziplock bag did not have a tamper-proof, tear-off seal, they do seem actually new and unused, which is nice since they're designed to go in someone's mouth. Also, there were at least 100 in each bag, if not a few extra. They are not precision cut so they vary in thickness a bit, but the diameter seems consistent. They are not exactly like the orthdontist's but they're better than many others on this site.

I ordered 1/4 inch clear bands because they were highly rated and inexpensive. I received the wrong size and the wrong color (3/8 multi-colored bands). I'm not using these for orthodontics, but if I was they would not be usable. There was no size or color marking on the box, and I ripped it when I opened them, or I would have just returned them. Disappointed, but they aren't expensive, so I'll buy others elsewhere.