When did progress slow down for you?

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#1 Post by **drazda** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:29 pm

I have had braces for 6 weeks. The first 3 weeks, I noticed a TON of change and shifting, the 2nd 3 weeks, I've noticed nothing.

When did progress start slowing down for you?

#2 Post by **lilsisbet** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:04 pm

Drazda.... I have to tell you that the picture of your dog makes me smile. He/She is adoreable. What kind of dog is it?

As for your question, I go through stages. After about 3 months things started to slow down as far as noticing progress. Then I had a wire changed and I started to see progress again. However, I constantly have people telling me what a difference they can see. I think that because we are always looking at our teeth, we don't always see the subtle differences. In the end its all about patience.

Good luck.

#3 Post by **drazda** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:42 pm

Thanks lilsisbet. That dog always makes me smile too, it's just adorable. It's a relative's dog, I'm not quite sure what kind.

You're right, I do need to be more patient. It's been 6 weeks, I have over 22 more months to go.

#4 Post by **weird_wired** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:36 am

Shifting goes in phases. It takes the bone behind the tooth longer to regrow than the bone in front to compress. So maybe until that bone has grown, it's hard for the tooth to move much.

#5 Post by **Evelyn** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:52 am

How nice it would be if every time we looked in the mirror we saw progress...alas alack this is not the case. I get frustrated too, if only I could have seen progress any time I had braces it would have been nice but I think in reality the only time you can 'see' progress is to look at pictures of your teeth from a long time ago and compare them. It would be a bad thing if teeth always moved so fast that you could see them change because that would be incredibly unhealthy for the roots. Braces take time, I'll just leave it at that.

Good luck with things, and by the way I love the pic of the dog in your avatar as well-so cute!

Eve

#6 Post by **hannah164** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:01 pm

WEll probably after about 6 weeks at most I stopped seeing progress!

Because of how many baby teeth I had I only got two bands and 3 brackets on top for about the first 6-9 months of teatment!

I saw the huge gap between my two front teeth close and that was about all the progress I saw for a long time!

I am finally starting to see some progress after about 18 months but I'm just an unusual case so that probably won't be anyone else's case!

Good luck! THe dog in your avatar is absolutely adorable! I miss my dogs so much!

-Hannah

Top braces: 4/28/04
Bottom braces: 11/16/05

#7 Post by **shinyam** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:15 pm

You're not alone, actually! I saw tremendous change after six weeks, like you. Then ... nothing. For over a year now.

I'm praying that I will see another major change. Because this is getting so frustrating.

#8 Post by **jimmy18** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:40 pm

I haven't seen much of a change since a little after my first adjustment. Which would have been about 4-5 weeks after being braced.

Hopefully something will change soon. Some powerchains would be nice.

#9 Post by **montesser** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:43 pm

I've had mine for about a month, and have not noticed any noticable change from my front view. I decided to keep a photo braces diary weekly and the picture from my first day to my up to now, there is no change. I've seen some pics for people on this site that have had very noticable changes before their next adjustment, but I guess everyone is different. You just have to be patient and realize that if things were supposed to change so fast, your plan wouldn't be for 2 years.

#10 Post by **OnMyWay** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:08 am

I'm with you Montesser. I've been braced for 8 weeks now and there are no changes when comparing pictures from now with just before having teeth pulled. I'm wondering when the progress is going to start.

#11 Post by **fins** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:04 am

I think it depends on what is done at each visit. I think I usually see movement just about every month in some way. Sometimes the movement takes place right before an adjustment too. I usually get quite a bit done each time I go in.

#12 Post by **leah** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:40 pm

I'm with Fins, Seems like every time I go something pretty big is being done. I really don't think I've ever not seen any movement embetween adjustments. Right now does seem to be the slowest- He's attempting to move my midline.
Best wishes,
Leah

#13 Post by **n216** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:47 pm

i have seen barely any movement on top i have two canines that need to be pulled back before he can alligne my top teeth this is frustrating becuase my one canine wont move at all its been three months my other canine is moving slow my bottom teeth are moving very fast though

#14 Post by **nvcarissa** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:37 pm

My upper teeth actually show a lot of change. Though it seems like it took a couple of months for any change to happen. Then it happened quickly. But it has slowed down. At this point it is a matter of widening my bite a bit more, rotating some molars,etc. I can tell that my bite is getting better, more rounded.

The lower teeth on the other hand....grrr! There is one incisor that at nearly 8 months has still not straightened out. Yes, it has changed some, but for the amount of focus that one particular tooth has gotten, it is very disappointing. Still, I can see that once that tooth comes into line, things will be looking pretty good and perhaps I will be ready for surgery.

My bite overall is starting to line up.

#15 Post by **Chris** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:50 pm

nvcarissa wrote:There is one incisor that at nearly 8 months has still not straightened out. Yes, it has changed some, but for the amount of focus that one particular tooth has gotten, it is very disappointing. .

I got a lower canine that is giving me trouble rotating. It has moved somewhat, but not completely and I've been in braces 1 1/2 yrs. I keep wishing he'd attach a wire and "yank" the thing into place.

NOT!!