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#16 Post by Chris »

I had original estimate at 18-24 months. I am now at 27 months and looking into another 4-6 months!
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#17 Post by bracesmom »

I'm not liking these extended timeframes :shock:

I was given 18-24 mo. I'm in month 11. My teeth seem to be straight, just bringing down the bite gap between top and bottom; HOPING I'm almost there!
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#18 Post by Chris »

All I can say is, straightening teeth can go quickly, but making the bite work presents its own challenges. Then there are those nasty setbacks like I'm experiencing :cry: .
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#19 Post by victory1 »

Chris wrote:All I can say is, straightening teeth can go quickly, but making the bite work presents its own challenges. Then there are those nasty setbacks like I'm experiencing :cry: .
Same here. My teeth looked straight 9 months ago, in fact I thought I would be done by June the most. My bite is the problem, she's been working on that since January. :(
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#20 Post by stRaighteR »

at my consult he told me 12-18 months...after records he said 24 months...i guess he saw extra stuff that needed working on in the x-rays like my roots are bonkers or something :roll:
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#21 Post by stRaighteR »

at my consult he told me 12-18 months...after records he said 24 months...i guess he saw extra stuff that needed working on in the x-rays like my roots are bonkers or something :roll:
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#22 Post by Chris »

All I can say is, straightening teeth can go quickly, but making the bite work presents its own challenges. Then there are those nasty setbacks like I'm experiencing :cry: .
Same here. My teeth looked straight 9 months ago, in fact I thought I would be done by June the most. My bite is the problem, she's been working on that since January. :([/quote]

Glad I'm not the only one. :cry: Everyone keeps telling me "when are you getting them off, your teeth look so straight!" :x :x :x
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