hi everyone....i've had my braces for about 4 months now, for the first 2 months i can actually noticed the movement....but lately I noticed that nothing is changing at all ....i wonder if it's cuz the ortho have been too "gentle" in the adjustment? or teeth movement is most obvious in the first 2 mths or so? yikes, kinda sad to see no change
from your own experience, when do you guys think you noticed most changes? and how long does it actually last? maybe i'm experiencing very subtle changes that i can't even notice...arrr...
thanks for sharing!
why aren't they moving no more? :(
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I didn't notice any visible change my first couple of months, but it was happening. I would imagine that the same is happening with you. Do you feel differences in where your molars and bicuspids are? For me, I swear that in the early days every day my bite seemed to change, even if my front teeth seemed to be standing still.
Sometimes it will seem like nothing is happening, and then, pow! all of a sudden things start shifting. Then they settle down again, and then go through another shift.
Hang in there.
Sometimes it will seem like nothing is happening, and then, pow! all of a sudden things start shifting. Then they settle down again, and then go through another shift.
Hang in there.
Braced 5/11/05, BSSO with advancement 6/21/06, Debanded: 8/1/07. Click on www for my braces story.
I've been in the same boat. These last couple months have seen very little visible movement. Mostly I can tell things are still happening because of flossing. Slight movements that your eye can't see become very apparent when flossing!
I went for an adjustment today and the ortho shaved some of my lower teeth and put on some power chains, so hopefully there will be more noticeable movement soon!
I went for an adjustment today and the ortho shaved some of my lower teeth and put on some power chains, so hopefully there will be more noticeable movement soon!
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I'm at the 4 month mark, too, and the changes have really slowed down. I think at first every little movement is noticable but after awhile you get used to it and it's just not that dramatic anymore. I can feel when things are moving when I get a sore tongue or sore inside my lip. It's still happening it just doesn't wow me anymore. I'm just sitting here patiently waiting for the "wonkiness" to even out and for an improvement in my bite. Oh, to feel my molars touching each other again--now there's a dream!
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