one year and one month into braces

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lgee24
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Location: Azle, Tx.

one year and one month into braces

#1 Post by lgee24 »

Hey all I am just over a year into braces and have uploaded pictures of my progress. THe bottom picture is the very first day I got my braces, the top picture is today. I am in elastics now and have been for about a month. I still need two implants on top but have some movement to do before I can get those. I know I still have a lot of work today, my teeth were horrible before but I wanted some insight from others as to what everyone thought about the progress thus far? :D
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Sita
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Re: one year and one month into braces

#2 Post by Sita »

That is some pretty awesome progress so far! You must be pretty pleased. :-)

Do you have to get your braces off before you get the implants or do they go in while the bracse are still on? (That is probably a stupid question but I am still pretty new to the whole braces thing so I don't know much).
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Ceramic uppers, metal lowers put on March 6 2012 to fix spacing issues and traumatic malocclusion. Estimated treatment time is 24 months.
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ngeringer
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Re: one year and one month into braces

#3 Post by ngeringer »

I have had my braces on for a year. It wouldn't let me see your pics cause I'm a new member.
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lgee24
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Re: one year and one month into braces

#4 Post by lgee24 »

Ive had to wait this long so just over a year just to go to a consultation and I have to go back in about 6 months to my oral surgeon to check on the spacing because the gaps where the implants are going have to be the correct spacing and such. I will be getting temporary implants to fill the space soon and they will be in until I get the implants when the braces come off.

I am very pleased with the progress so far!
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kellyb
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Re: one year and one month into braces

#5 Post by kellyb »

great progress so far. your smile is going to be awesome :D

i have a question, how long did it take the gap between your 2 front teeth to close? the reason i am asking is because i have a similar sized gap and was just wondering how long i will have to wait.

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In braces 07/01/2012 - 29/06/2013
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lgee24
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Re: one year and one month into braces

#6 Post by lgee24 »

I got my first power chain on top two teeth in April and another in may the gap was closed by june. It was about 4 mm I think before power chains.
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