How soon do you notice changes?

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#1 Post by **marycotter5678** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:06 pm

I've only had braces for about 2 weeks but I was just wondering how soon can I expect to see some changes, even small ones? My teeth are crowded top and bottom and closing extraction spaces.

#2 Post by **thisisme** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:09 am

I saw definite changes after a week.

Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:41 am

I've had mine on for almost a month and I can't say that I've seen any changes yet. If movement has occurred, it's imperceptible to me and believe me, I look all the time...

I'm hoping the next wire promotes some visible changes .

#4 Post by **Megan11** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:19 am

The best way to see change is to take pictures of your teeth every so often.

Everyone is different but I noticed changed almost right away.

#5 Post by **Candy** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:33 am

I noticed slight changes within the week, but definitly by the 1 month mark, I had gaps, teeth were shifting. Now it's 2 months, and my canines are considerably lower than they were and my teeth look very different than before.

#6 Post by **CactusZAF** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:52 am

I didn't notice (visible) changes for the first three months or so, that said, I could definitely "feel" changes to my bite within the first two months. I know and accept that my teeth move exceptionally slowly, so hopefully you will notice movement earlier than I did.

#7 Post by **Abbey70** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:27 pm

I've had them since 1/26 and can tell my teeth have shifted. My bottom front are closer together, and my top two are almost overlapping. They feel different too; i keep running my tongue over the rough spot where my two top teeth are butting together. My one crooked tooth looks a little straighter.

#8 Post by **thisisme** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:24 pm

I should mention I've had my second adjustment and now I'm noticing no changes.

Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:04 pm

From what my ortho told me in the beginning, it's all about age and roots.

I just turned 41 and have super long roots.
So I guess that means my teeth will take longer to move.

boo-ooo-ooo......... oh well

#10 Post by **marycotter5678** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:39 pm

Oh no.. I have long roots as well. I guess that means it will take longer...
Just curious, does eat harder foods or biting down/chewing make the process faster or slower?

I'm asking because I have been avoiding eating even the slightest of har foods and chewing as much as I can..

#11 Post by **marycotter5678** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:40 pm

Oh no.. I have long roots as well. I guess that means it will take longer...
Just curious, does eat harder foods or biting down/chewing make the process faster or slower?

I'm asking because I have been avoiding eating even the slightest of har foods and chewing as much as I can..

Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:50 pm

Biting / Chewing and Treatment Time---- I couldn't begin to speculate on that one. It's a mystery to me.

#13 Post by **saycheeese** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:23 pm

I noticed some minor changes a week or two after getting braces, but after the first adjustment (6 weeks) the changes were MAJOR!

Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:50 am

Update:

Prior to my first adjustment (which wasn't for almost 6 weeks after I initially got braced), I saw NO changes whatsoever. As patience has never been my "thing", I'd become a little frustrated at that point because so many people had said that I'd see a lot of movement early on. Well, I saw nothing......UNTIL (very strangely I thought) the DAY before my adjustment, in which I noticed a gap that literally seemed to open overnight! It was bizarre but so cool! I study my teeth every time I brush and I'm telling you that... one night, everything looked exactly as it did prior to getting braced and then POOF...a VERY noticeable gap the next morning.
The following day I went in for my first adjustment. I only had my top wire changed (I'll get a new lower wire next time) and immediately, the gap closed, but I was at a point where I was seriously wondering if ANYTHING had happened within that first 6 weeks so the temporary gap felt like a victory nonetheless.
Now...two weeks after the adjustment, I have noticed that my top teeth have straightened out quite a bit! Of course they're not STRAIGHT STRAIGHT but there's definite visible improvement...FINALLY! lol

#15 Post by **Jewles** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:42 am

I noticed small changes after about a week, and major ones after 6 weeks! The morning of my first tightening I woke up and everything was miraculously alligned. I had elastics from day one and by the second tightening my quite bad overbite was corrected and I dont have to wear elastics anymore

My ortho says im at a very advanced stage for someone so early on (the closing extraction gaps stage) so hopefully they will come off early too!