Kudos from my Ortho
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Kudos from my Ortho
I'm just about finished with my elastics and my (rather stoic) orthodontist sincerely complimented me on my behaviour through the process!
I wore my elastics about 90% of the time, which is apparently a lot more than most of the (kid) patients and I guess it shows.
He said because of that and because I haven't broken any brackets, I'm way ahead of schedule.
Yay.
I wore my elastics about 90% of the time, which is apparently a lot more than most of the (kid) patients and I guess it shows.
He said because of that and because I haven't broken any brackets, I'm way ahead of schedule.
Yay.
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Hooray for you!
You give us all hope and reason to behave ourselves with our treatment!
You give us all hope and reason to behave ourselves with our treatment!
~jlb~
Braced 5/19/06 - Full Metal Mouth!
Went topless 07/27/07!
Totally NAKED 08/30/07!
See my braces story with lots of pics here:
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... 2806#92806
Braced 5/19/06 - Full Metal Mouth!
Went topless 07/27/07!
Totally NAKED 08/30/07!
See my braces story with lots of pics here:
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... 2806#92806
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Good question, I don't think everyone has to get elastics...and the treatment times definitely vary. I wore mine for two months, but I've heard of using elastics from a week (ortho's assistant's daughter) to almost the entire treatment time...
I had them because I had this crazy crossbite. (Top palette closing way to the left of the bottom) and elastics brought my midline to center.
I had them because I had this crazy crossbite. (Top palette closing way to the left of the bottom) and elastics brought my midline to center.