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The time you're in braces
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:00 am
by 24braceface
Do orthodontists overstate the amount of time that you will be in braces?
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:03 am
by suseh97
Mine told me the worst case scenario timewise. Two years. Makes me prepared and then if they come off earlier it is a pleasant suprise.
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:30 am
by UGHBRACES
The time they give you is an educated guess. They could be accurate, or they could be off by plus or minus months.
I was estimated 20 months and I am at 19 months now. But I still expect to be in them for another 6 months for sure.
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:35 am
by DrBlur
I was told 18-26 months, but since I'm having SARPE, I'm assuming it'll be on the latter end of that estimate
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:33 pm
by peach
Mine told me 2 yrs. She said it might be a little longer if she decided I needed extractions. This past january she told me that she thought initially thought I would of been done but I'm not because I have dense bone and its slowin down tx. Its really an educated guess. It'll depend on how your teeth move.