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How long is your treatment? Two years (Theoretical end in April 2008, with jaw surgery scheduled for May '07) Did you have to have teeth extracted? Nope, apparently not How old are you? 25 (26 on Sept 14th! ) What type of braces? Ceramic upper six w/ metal remainder Colour of ligs now? Clear/colourless up top and grey below. (Not very exciting, but there it is...)
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How long is your treatment?----- 30-36 months, (now at 6 months, my ortho thinks I may be done sooner!)
do u have to extract teeth?? -------4 first premolars
how Old are you?? ------------------ 24
what kind of brace??----------------all metal, top and bottom
color of ligs now?-------------------lavender powerchain across all my uppers and lowers, ouch!
Top brackets and spacers on 2/17/06
Molar bands on 3/6/06
Extractions and full braces 3/27/06
Update: 22-24 months total time in braces!
How long is your treatment?----- 20 month estimate
do u have to extract teeth?? ------- 2 upper first premolars & 2 lower second premolars
how Old are you?? ------------------ 29
what kind of brace??---------------- ceramic on top, metal on bottom
How long is your treatment? Estimated 18-24 months, will be 19 months when I get them off Nov. 7th! Did you have to have teeth extracted? Nope. How old are you? 17 What type of braces? Regular metal... 3M Unitek I believe. Colour of ligs now? Grey! (how boring!) I plan to go all out on colour at my next adjustment, because I'll only have them for a week until I get the braces off!
How long was your treatment?----- 14 to 18 months do u have to extract teeth?? -------4 teeth how Old are you?? ------------------ 31 what kind of brace??---------------- Ceramic upper and lowers
How long is your treatment?----- Estimated 12 months (now at 12 days)
Do u have to extract teeth?? -------No
How Old are you?? ------------------ 24
What kind of brace??---------------- Ceramic upper and lowers - 3M Clarity
Upper and lower bonded retainers; Upper Hawley for night time
DEBANDED ON FRIDAY 15TH AUGUST 2008 - FINALLY!!!
Braced on 13 September 2006 - Ceramic upper and lower brackets - Estimated time was 12 Months
How long is your treatment?----- 1yr. and 4 months with invisalign.
Soon will be going into my 6th month in braces.
do u have to extract teeth?? -------Had 2 teeth extracted because of invisalign. If I'd gotten braces, I wouldn't have had to.
how Old are you?? ------------------ 41
what kind of brace??----------------Upper metal
color of ligs now?-------------------Just had them changed today. Hot pink with a power chain on the left 3 teeth and wire ties again. Ouch!
How long is your treatment?----- 2 years
do u have to extract teeth?? ------- 3 - 2 premolars on top and one on the bottom
how Old are you?? ------------------ 26 going on 27
what kind of brace??---------------- Ice on top and metal on the bottom
color of ligs now? ------------------- clear on top and bright blue on the bottom
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Was braced for all 9 months of my pregnancy and managed to keep fresh elastics on during all 26 hours of labor!!
How long is your treatment ? ------ 29 months up to now, no end in sight yet.
Do u have to extract teeth ? ------- nope, all 32 teeth safe and sound.
How old are you ? ------------------- 42.
What kind of brace ? ---------------- regular metal.
Color of ligs now ? ------------------- very red powerchains on all teeth.
How long is your treatment ? ------ est. 18 to 24 months
Do u have to extract teeth ? ------- one bicuspid (first one on my right, so that we can shift my midline)
How old are you ? ------------------- 37
What kind of brace ? ---------------- Mystique ceramics on the upper social 6, In-Ovations self lig metal on the remainder
Color of ligs now ? ------------------- wire ties on the ceramics.
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