Referee Law and Legal Definition. A referee, in a legal context, is a person to whom a judge refers a case to investigate the facts of a case and examine evidence and report to the court on such findings. A referee is often an attorney that acts as a judicial hearing officer for certain types of cases.
Why do orthodontists use rubber bands with braces? Rubber bands are an important part of the orthodontic treatment; they provide the connective force necessary to move the teeth and jaw into the proper alignment. First, there are the brackets, which are the square metal pieces bonded directly to the teeth.
Some orthodontists will have hooks on every posterior bracket which makes it a little more difficult to keep clean. Most orthodontists have hooks on the cuspid and molar brackets only. These hooks can be used for various attachments like springs and rubber bands to help move the teeth. The majority of the time, these hooks are used for elastic rubber bands. Rubber bands can be used in many different configurations. Normally, they are used inter arch which can be from top to bottom, side to side or front to back. A typical example is a patient that has an excessive overjet (overbite).