Question for all you Damon Wearers.!

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#16 Post by **maimai** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:34 pm

hello i am new here, i got damon braces for 1 yr and 8mos now and it seems its never finish, nw i am transferring to another orthodontist coz this orthodontist i have now is not giving me the proper treatment he seems not trained on damon braces, 3wks ago i had infection on my first molar i am getting depresse now my dentist might do extraction or root canal i dunno wot to do, i am going to my dentist 2morow and next week i am book 2 see my new orthodontist, i dunno wot to do now, pls give me advice. actually my lowers my 2 premolar is missing, and my upper still complete, wud it be better if i have my premolar on my upper are removed too? advice pls

#17 Post by **PfectPitch** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:55 am

I was the first patient at my ortho to receive the Damon 4's just a couple weeks ago. This is because I had some brackets re-positioned. I'm not sure what the difference is between 3 and 4; something about the little doors. Anyway, my appointments have ranged from 4-12 weeks apart; it just depends on what phase of treatment you're in. Howver, now I notice my appointments are closer together as he works on getting the fine-tuning done.

As for impatience, it does get old, but now looking back at the treatment process, it doesn't seem that bad. All a matter of perspective, I guess!

#18 Post by **Audra** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:04 pm

There are Damon 4's now???

#19 Post by **jenny101101** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:18 pm

Audra wrote:There are Damon 4's now???

I was thinking the same thing!

Hmmm, I wonder what the difference is?

#20 Post by **Audra** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:19 pm

I don't see anything on Ormco's website.

#21 Post by **Flaka** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:33 pm

I have been in Damon braces for 5 months,and my adjustments so far have been every 8-10 weeks, so only 2 so far.

#22 Post by **Riley** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:46 pm

Megan11 wrote:Okay, I know a lot of you one here wear Damon/Damon 3's and I was wondering if you all also had your appointments 8 weeks apart. Ugh it seems so far away, and I am extremely inpatient when it comes to this. I got fully braced the second of september and they told me not to come back untill November 10th, and I was like , umm that seems like forever away! So they were like , "Fine, November 3rd, but we probably are going to stick with the 8 weeks from now on."

I know that the Damons are self-ligatating(sp?), but it just seems far apart, I would prefer the the normal 4-6 weeks.

What do you all think?

Hey everyone!

I had the Damon system put on 2 weeks ago. I had a single premolar extraction a few days back but don't have my orthodontist appointment for 10 weeks since the brace first went on.

According to the Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_system 10 weeks or so seems to be the norm.

One of the main reasons I went for the Damon system was less appointments were necessary. For most of the next year I'll be the other side of the UK (at university in Wales) from where I normally live I so I thought it'll be a good idea.

Looking forward to posting more.

#23 Post by **alex** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:37 pm

Mine are about 8 weeks usually as well. Although, I am a college student so they will schedule me sooner if it fits in with when I will be at home. At my last appointment though, the ortho said he wanted to schedule it for 4 weeks anyways. I wouldn't worry about it too much, because mine have varied a lot.

#24 Post by **PfectPitch** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:27 am

Re: Damon 4's My ortho called them 4's and said he had just gotten them; that was 2 weeks ago. He's might be one of the company's "beta testers", so he may get them before everyone else. I really don't notice any difference.

Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:19 pm

I have Damon braces as well. Metal on the bottom, ceramic on the bottoms. I got them on in march of this year. My adjustment apt have all been 8 weeks apart. My first adjustment apt, they only changed one of my arch wires and just left the other one on till my second adjustment. Every other adjustment they have changed both of the arch wires. 8 weeks does seem like a bit of time but i know i'm in good hands with my ortho. He's only a phone call away if i have a question or a concern.

#26 Post by **Megan11** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:33 pm

PfectPitch wrote:Re: Damon 4's My ortho called them 4's and said he had just gotten them; that was 2 weeks ago. He's might be one of the company's "beta testers", so he may get them before everyone else. I really don't notice any difference.

Hmm... interesting, never heard of them. Next time you go back you should ask him what's different about the 4's.

#27 Post by **jxds** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:01 am

Hi,

I've got Damons (the all metal ones) since july. M first appointment was at the beginning of september (eight weeks apart), but then they scheduled the next one for one month later. I guess it depends. In my appointment I had just one (the lower) archwire changed so probably he wants to change the upper one next week. It probably depends on each case and each stage of the treatment...

#28 Post by **maimai** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:27 pm

i am wearinf damon 3 with elastics and powerchain to close my gaps faster and my appointment is every 4weeks and its just right coz my teeth are moving a lot.

#29 Post by **themagician** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:05 am

Hi everyone.

How do you know if your braces are, like Damon ones, self ligating? My ortho never told me.

Would anyone be able to upload a picture of self-ligating braces and braces with ligatures? If so I would be very grateful, thanks!:)

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