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I went for my adjustment today and now i only have a powerchain on the top, got new wires on the top and bottom that only go back about halfway, and got more dreaded elastics to wear. I'm wearing four now, one from my canine to my first molar on each side and one from my canine to the two teeth right in front of my molar on each side- a triangle. They took an x-ray too. My ortho said that my next adjustment (on february 10th) would be my last one before they come off. I was so happy i could have cried. They didnt give me an exact date, but i don't even care. I've been waiting so long for this and now it's almost here. I'm just hoping the elastics do what they are supposed to (i'm not sure what they are for) and that i can definitely get them off after my next adjustment. I'm looking forward to a summer without braces and possibly even celebrating my 23rd birthday (the end of march) free of metal. I cant wait to smile and not worry about hiding my teeth or covering my mouth when i laugh, which i always did before i got braces. Sorry for the rambling, im just really excited and i don't want to tell many of my family or friends yet cause im worried ill jinx it.

My treatment time is 18-24 months

Congratulations! I just found out yesterday that my next appointment will be my pre-debanding appt., and in March, I will be getting debanded and getting my retainer. Life is good! Eat some popcorn to celebrate when that time comes

Congratulations. My son was told a couple of weeks ago at his ortho appointment that if he wears his new elastics religiously he might, that is MIGHT, get them off at his next appointment on March 2nd. They said if not then, then probably the following appointment. I'm so excited for him and yet I'm worried that they'll tell him at his next appointment that they want to wait. I felt like I was being kind of cruel, but I told him that he should probably not get too excited about getting them off in March because he might ended up truly disappointed. I figured that way if he does get them off, great, but if not then no big deal.

Yeah thats how I'm thinking, I don't want to get too excited because my ortho is all about perfection and if they aren't perfect I know he will want to wait a little longer. But I'm trying to have a little hope because these elastics are killin me right now. I'm already counting down the days until my next adjustment just hoping to hear that they did their job and I don't have to wear anymore the last month or so my braces are on.

Was your initial estimate of time pretty close to how long you ended up wearing them?

Yeah my treatment time is 18-24 months