Hello
I am a new member so wanted to come and say hello
I am Elaine and 34
I am now 4 weeks into having Damon braces fitted, and already can see little improvements.
I had braces as a child but was a thumb sucker and have caused myself a bit of a battle now
I have a 12.5 over jet, a narrow upper arch and overcrowding.
My daughter got her braces taken off which was the push I needed, I have a two year journey ahead, this first months been eventful with broken brackets and flossers not working properly So looking forward to the end road eventually
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Hi Elaine! Did your orthodontist promised your a complete fix? My ortho said he could bring my overjet of 10mm down to about 4mm at best. I was hoping for 2-3mm but we'll have to see... I just got my braces on yesterday! What teeth does your ortho want for you to extract and what are your expectations?
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Hi
No my orthodontist explained that I wouldn’t get a complete fix to my overbite.
She could get me to a 7 without extractions and 2 with
The last time she checked I was down at a 8 but I’d like to hope I’ve gone a bit further.
I decided not to extract any teeth
Tbh my goal in all of this was to get the overbite down to what she could and have straight teeth
From what I had there is already a huge significant improvement with my bite, crooked teeth and overbite
I’ve still got a year and a bit to go and still sometimes am questioning why this tooth is more squint now as it’s on the move or if this pain is normal etc
but when I look back to how I was I am amazed the progress that’s happened in only 6 months
No my orthodontist explained that I wouldn’t get a complete fix to my overbite.
She could get me to a 7 without extractions and 2 with
The last time she checked I was down at a 8 but I’d like to hope I’ve gone a bit further.
I decided not to extract any teeth
Tbh my goal in all of this was to get the overbite down to what she could and have straight teeth
From what I had there is already a huge significant improvement with my bite, crooked teeth and overbite
I’ve still got a year and a bit to go and still sometimes am questioning why this tooth is more squint now as it’s on the move or if this pain is normal etc
but when I look back to how I was I am amazed the progress that’s happened in only 6 months