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I got my 4 first premolars removed 4 months back. Then due to some issues I had to change the ortho. Now after going through different archwires and powerchains, ortho says that my teeth are perfectly aligned. Further backing them won't be right. So he has put in the rectangular archwire now. But st...

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Thanks a ton all of you. I am a happy man now. )

Thanx KK and Becky so If my predicted 22-25 months come down to 12 months. I should not worry?

Thanx lionfish. Also can please someone share if there treatment time was reduced considerably and by how much. Would much appreciate it.

Hi I had power chains put on after around three months of treatment. Please share with me, normally after how much time did you had your powerchains on. Also I have a concern that intially I was told 24-25 months of treatment by an orthodontist. Then I changed the place and the new ortho told 18 mon...

Thank you very much Meryaten and Lisa.
I think I understand this much better now and am feeling much less anxious now.

Lisa thank you very much for replying and for the link. It's certainly very informative and helpful. I feel much less anxious now. After hearing that you got it in your second sitting. Only why did I got in first?:-( But still it's only a difference of a single sitting.:-) Can you also please tell m...

Thank you very much Lisa and Lorien. Lisa. A small request. Can u please try to remember and tell me that after how much time into braces did u had .016"ss. And how long did u had to wear that one. I actually went to the doctor and told him that I can pay you now if this is not the proper archw...

I forgot to add that I got four teeth removed for this and am very much worried about the health of the remaining teeth. So I want a treatment that should be done while causing least harm effects to the remaining teeth in terms of their longevity.

I have a question regarding archwire. Am feeling very confused. Will appreciate any suggestion.Please help. I had my braces on around 3 weeks back. The first archwire was NiTi. Most probably .012''.Which I think is the right one. Then after three weeks I was asked to come for the next appointment. W...