How long did you wear your turbos for?

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ashenk224
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How long did you wear your turbos for?

#1 Post by ashenk224 »

I've only had my braces on a little over a month and while the turbos aren't bothering me as much as they did, they're still annoying. My ortho assistant said that people wear them on average a year! I think that's really really long. I'm also hoping I don't have to wear them that long. Also if you've had turbos, did you ever get them adjusted as well? When I first got them on, my bottom two front teeth would both touch the turbos when I bit down, now only one side does and my bite feels weird.
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Estimated length of treatment: 26 months
Current Debanding Date: 5/28/2014

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trisportgirl
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Re: How long did you wear your turbos for?

#2 Post by trisportgirl »

I had my bite turbos on for 11 weeks. Initially none of my teeth touched, but I could notice a change as more and more teeth started touching after a month or so, which made chewing MUCH easier! Once I got them off, just having regular braces didn't seem so bad!
Braced on November 1, 2011
Debanded on November 9, 2012
Permanent retainers top and bottom + Hawley top

KaylaC
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Re: How long did you wear your turbos for?

#3 Post by KaylaC »

I've had my braces on for 6 days now and my turbos are very annoying. My ortho hasn't told me how long I need to have them on for. They have given me a slight lisp which i hope will be gone by next week and they hurt my tongue. I really hope that I don't have to wear them for a year :/

jamsmak04
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Re: How long did you wear your turbos for?

#4 Post by jamsmak04 »

I have had mine for the entire time so far. I do not even notice them anymore.
Braced on Sept 9/11
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LoveOrtho
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Re: How long did you wear your turbos for?

#5 Post by LoveOrtho »

I had mine them on for 2 months, they weren't that bad... :lol:
Braced since September 25th 2009!
Deband date: February 7th 2012
Getting retainer: February 9th 2012
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