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Braced on 1-25-06 and I can finally SEE movement -- not just feel it! I'm seeing small gaps developing (I never had any gaps before) and can see my 4 lower center teeth (they are the most loose of any right now) have shifted a little and also an upper tooth that was always a bit out of line is less so now. I know it's only been a month, but I feel like I've been waiting so long to SEE changes even though I've felt changes (loosening, bite changes) for weeks now. This is such a great development, now I can actually watch my progress!
I finally now have 2 continuous wires and none of the curly wire stuff and I think that's when you see the most change -- when that curly wire is taken off and replace with the straight wire.
That is great. Seeing movement really is inspirational and gives hope to continue!
I saw my movement around my third/fourth month and I was so excited.