When Could You First See Your Teeth Had Moved?

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#16 Post by **ssfw** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:16 pm

I have an expander only right now to correct my crossbite. I saw minor movement after 1 week.

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#17 Post by **drazda** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:47 pm

I saw movement within 3 weeks.

#18 Post by **Lucifina** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:35 pm

I saw movement w/in the 1st month and more in the second. I take pics every month...I need to take this months pics still but I have had even more movement! At first though I looked everyday to see and did not notice but then I did. I can totally feel it though. If you feel them moving then they are

Also the inside of my mouth feels different, like when I feel my teeth w/my tongue. It is like they are not where they are supposed to be, it is really weird. You get used to your teeth being there for so long and the way they feel and then one day they are just not there anymore!

#19 Post by **MadeIn1984** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:34 pm

I started noticing significant changes at just over the one month mark. It was very exciting because I knew then that the braces were really doing their job!

#20 Post by **weird_wired** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:41 pm

I remember the exact time I first noticed change. It was about three weeks in, I was in the bathroom, and my problem "snaggle tooth" - the next-to-front-right one, was back in line!

It was the reason I originally decided to get braced, because it had only moved out of line in the last couple of years, and was getting noticeably worse. So perhaps it's not suprising it moved back quickly, given it must have been quite mobile before (this worries me a bit for post-brace movement - I am going to be a retainer freak!)

The next major movement for me was after getting the lowers shaved - they moved into line in a couple of days!

Since then, things have visually been quite unnoticeable, but with the heavy elastics I can feel that my teeth are in different places nearly every day. Goodness knows what is happening to my bite, but something is certainly changing

#21 Post by **ingyandbert** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:04 pm

That's the same tooth that is most out of line in my mouth, also!

#22 Post by **DizzyKitty** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:58 pm

I had one of my fangs come down immediately...saw it moving the first day! My bottom front teeth straightened out pretty quickly too...by my first adjustment they were straight.

After my 2nd adjustment, they attached the wire to the bottom back molars and I have noticed my bite straightening a bit. Seems I have hit a stale stage waiting for springs to do their work so I can see more big changes

#23 Post by **Aine** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:02 pm

I had 2 top teeth removed due to crowding. I noticed visible movement within 3 days because my teeth actually had somewhere to go!!

#24 Post by **xostephie** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:18 pm

I'm on my forth day and I've already noticerd a change! One of my top front teeth was crooked-with the edge on top of the tooth next to it!Now it's almost completely off the other tooth!

#25 Post by **Brandyleigh35** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:57 pm

Here is another depressing thing for us older folks, but a great thing for those of you that are young.

Today, I'm officially two weeks in braces. Teeth feel lose, and two lower teeth on the bottom have moved ever so slightly but that is it for movement. Even though I have been feeling pressure everyday, nothing has really changed for me yet....

Now my DS is officially 1 week in braces, ( we both have the exact same brackets) and he has had a ton of movement. His canines have moved right into position and his whole upper arch has become nice and round as opposed to square like it was before they placed the brackets. Lower arch has also rounded out. All of this has happened in 7 days with virtually no pain. It is so not fair!

So I would say the younger you are, the faster your teeth may move. The older you are....the longer it may take. I'm sure this is not the case in all situations but definitely seems to be that way at our house

Brandy

#26 Post by **ingyandbert** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:07 pm

Yes, I've read that kids' teeth move faster than adults. I can definitely feel a lot of changes in my mouth but they're just not visible yet and that's driving me a little nuts, lol!

#27 Post by **Brandyleigh35** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:38 pm

I hear you! I can feel things are getting lose and that they have to be moving, but can't see anything yet, which is really hard to handle. I'm a very visual person, I want to be able to see something!

Brandy

#28 Post by **LizzyG** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:33 am

I've had my braces since 10th Feb and I can't see any movement yet. I can feel things happening, my bite has changed everso slightly, but nothing visible so far. Last night one of my lower front teeth started to feel tender, so I hope that means it is on the move!

#29 Post by **katmc_tx** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:02 am

I've had my braces on for about a month now and I have noticed a lot of movement on my top teeth. I had crowding/overlapping on my front right tooth and the one next to it and now I can actually see two teeth!!!

But not so much movement on the bottom. I have a spring that is supposed to be moving and making space for one really outta the loop tooth. But nothing seems to be happening yet!! My ortho did tell me this area would take the longest, about 3 to 4 months before I saw any major difference. So still waiting for that to happen. I also had my two top front teeth hitting my bottom brackets which just about drove me nuts.

Sorry about that

I was getting really bad headaches because my jaw was so tense from my mouth not being able to close all the way. Hence the great and fab headaches. But that seams to be getting a little better as my bite seems to be changing. I'm hoping in the next few weeks to be able to close my mouth all the way and I'm going to try not to take that for granted for at least a few weeks

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When Could You First See Your Teeth Had Moved?

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