Looking to you who have been "embraced" for awhile for your experiences:
Just prior to braces I had 4 teeth total pulled -two top bicuspids (one on each side) and the two bottom (one on each side). A couple of weeks later I got the Damon ceramics and wires. Since then they added elastic ligatures and 4 elastic chains.
I saw a big change over the first months as things began to line up straight right away. But since the elastic chains were added, they've started pulling things back and my teeth are not lined up anymore but look more like a picket fence. I have spaces between all of them now!
This is not upsetting me at all because I know that things are shifting as some teeth move to make space for others and that this is just one of those awkward points of my treatment. I just laugh at it.
Last time I went for adjustment I heard the tech and doc talk about some things and it sounds like on my next visit (Sept 7) they are going to add some more "gear" to the works. I didn't catch exactly what it is but the tech said this next visit is a big one.
I am actually going for a wire clip after work tonight so I am going to ask exactly what to expect next week but want to know - has anyone else been to the point that I have described and know what I might expect next? I know we're all different so I am not holding anyone accountable...but what happened to you next?
I am also at that point where some teeth feel loose. The reason I don't freak over that is because of reading this message board -I know its normal.
They told me 12-18 months and I can't believe I am already 1/3 or 1/2 done!!
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