How often are your visits?

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30withbraces
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Re: How often are your visits?

#31 Post by 30withbraces »

I go every 4 - 6 weeks. My powerchains are working fairly well so I have been going every month to have them replaced. My next appointment was meant to be in a month but due to an operation that i'm having soon it was stretched out to 8 weeks to allow me to recover afterwards.
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marybee
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Re: How often are your visits?

#32 Post by marybee »

I go about every 8 weeks which is good with me! I try to get the earliest time possible so it determines either a visit to Starbucks because it didn't hurt or to get a smoothie because I know I will not be able to eat for the rest of the day due to what was done. :)

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tiggypippin
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Re: How often are your visits?

#33 Post by tiggypippin »

Only got my braces yesterday and my next appointment is on 11th March so 4/12 weeks?

Anastasia8
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Re: How often are your visits?

#34 Post by Anastasia8 »

Every 4, painful, weeks.

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flips712
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Re: How often are your visits?

#35 Post by flips712 »

I go every 8 weeks so far.

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BracesChick
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Re: How often are your visits?

#36 Post by BracesChick »

I just got mine, but my next appointment is in 8 weeks. My ortho said they will always be every 6-8 weeks. He wants the teeth to not move too fast, or the roots could become damaged.

CarrieG
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Re: How often are your visits?

#37 Post by CarrieG »

I'm only into my second month, but mine seem to be every 4 weeks at this point. I have traditional metal braces, just uppers at the moment.

Slack
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Re: How often are your visits?

#38 Post by Slack »

I have SL braces (Damon), and I'm supposed to go every 4 weeks. My ortho explained me that it didn't have to, at least for now, but he prefers to check on the progress.
Anyway, it's been only 12days since I got them, and I've been there 2 more times already - first for a pokey wire, and then a couple of brackets fell off.

anarchy45
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Re: How often are your visits?

#39 Post by anarchy45 »

I had my upper braces put on last Monday the 11th, and am on my way home right now from my first adjustment, 10 days later. The ortho changed ligs, put a spacer in, took some pics and filed down a sharp hook a bit. Going back in 18 days (March 11) for another adjustment. My teeth are really going in all directions, so the wire has straightened out quite a bit from when it was put on just a few days ago. Best part about today was changing from fabulous hot pink to fabulous hot blue :-D

junglejulie
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Re: How often are your visits?

#40 Post by junglejulie »

my next one is in 4 weeks.
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MiscBrah
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Re: How often are your visits?

#41 Post by MiscBrah »

I think I started out every 3 months and the time between visits has been getting shorter ever since.

Colbrit7
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Re: How often are your visits?

#42 Post by Colbrit7 »

I have been scheduled every 8 weeks since I started in March last year. I have ceramics on top and metal bottoms, my braces are self-ligating and I have no elastics. I do have powerchains.
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prairiehouse
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Re: How often are your visits?

#43 Post by prairiehouse »

My appointments are every 4-6 weeks.

beachmini
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Re: How often are your visits?

#44 Post by beachmini »

They always tell me 4-6 weeks when I leave the chair, and the receptionist always tries to get close to 4, she says it is incase I need to change the appointment.

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Re: How often are your visits?

#45 Post by Jester321 »

I, like a few others, also go around every 4-6 weeks.

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