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nahky wrote:Just a quick survery. How old will you be once the metal is outta your mouth? An estimation will do.
I'll be getting them out before my 19th birthday. So 18 for me, another year to go. Feels like a long while, but i know it is all worth it, especialy after my jaw surgery.
i just turned 48 hopefully before i'm 49
braces off 1/31/08 wearing bonded retainers with a nightsplint, will get removable hawleys 2/21/08
Last edited by michele on Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
I have Gac In-ovation brackets (self-ligating). I got my braces Dec 29 2003. My estimated treatment time is 27 months. I got my braces off Dec 5 2005 after 23 months and 1 week.