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So here's what's up.
As I am coming to my final stages of treatment (I had a minor problem with only my top jaw, where a few of my teeth were out of the alignment and half way shifted inward) and after months of springs, creating room and pulling those teeth into a straight arch, we are already on my last tooth. Even my ortho at the last adjustment said "we're getting there", "there" I'm thinking meaning "the end".
BUT as I was talking to a different doctor while waitin for mine to come up, and he mentioned that now that my teeth are within the arch, my top jaw is slightly wider, and since I do not have lower braces (my lowers are perfectly straight and my bite was good which is why my ortho told me I didn't HAVE to get my lowers if I didn't want to) I now have my uppers, slightly wider. I do not have an overbite when I close my teeth, becase the teeth on the sides and back won't allow it, but I do have a little bit of space in between top and bottom so my bite is not tightly closed. This is where I went to him "doesn't that get fixed with powerchains?" to which he replied "yup, that's what you'll get". I was overly excited with how my adjustment was going though at that moment and didn't ask my own ortho about powerchains, and he also didn't mention that.
So now my question, do those powerchains work fast? If I only need to move my teeth slightly back and close invisible spaces, is it possible to be done within 1-2 months? Anyone had similar situations?
I will definately ask my ortho at the next adjustment in 2 weeks, but I was just wondering, if he hasn't mentioned it maybe it won't take AS long.
Also, is that true those hurt the most?
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