What is your number?

[Ciara]

Well, if my dentist is right, 2.5 - 3 years. Waiting for my appointment with the orthodontist on the 18th.

[BeautyMonster]

I was quoted at 18-24 months.

[BraceFace2o1o]

My estimate was 18 -24 months. I have now been in them for 20 months and it looks like I'll be done pretty close to 24, maybe I'll even go over.

Hmm, might need to change this... I think I'll definitely be going over

[oktobergoud]

I was told about 18 months! I'm at 8 months now and he told me that I was almost there! So I guess I'm not going to make the 18 months! (Well, my braces, obviously ;))

[Onanan]

Haven't started yet, but told it will be 18 months.

[jem]

Well it was 6-9, but now I am heading towards 10....

Jem

[marybee]

16 to 18 months. Not counting on the 16 but hoping not past 18.........

[WendySue1969]

24 months-18 months to go! :)

[EbonyQ]

Originally 1,5-2 years but we take it so slow (because of my dental fear) that we are a little behind in the treatment.

We agreed to not go for the perfect result but a OK-result last time so I don’t know if I just have a few months left or if I will be in braces for 1,5-2 years and we try to do what we can in that time (I hope for the first one). In other words: I don’t know how long I have left

We are going so slow that my ortho’s favorite joke it that I will get them off when I’m 30 (I’m 23 years old)

[Dee17]

Well, I certainly hope it won't take that long. I'm sure it won't. But it'll take as long as it takes, right?

[Big Tex]

i was originally told 12-16 months. it depended on when i had my jaw surgery. i'm at 19 months (9 months post-surgery). it better not go beyond 20. going to the orthodontist just makes me depressed these days because i still haven't been told when it will be done. just "see you back in 3 weeks."

[Lia77]

I was told 24 months (at 12 months now). But he said I could be getting my uppers off in the next 6 months...woot!

[badbites]

The current guesstimation is 48-54 more months...my mouth isn't being very cooperative. Expansion is going much slower than originally planned and the elastic portion of my treatment is going to take forever, as my roots are incredibly deep.

Sigh...

[Ashybear]

48-54 more months??? Oh my I'm at 4 months now, so between 17-20 months to go!

[Dee17]

Well, Badbites, I must say that I think you're areal trooper for being able to agree to that length of time for treatment. I don't think I'd be able to handle that. 24 months is plenty of time for me. I just hope that we'll finish in 24 months, though. When I went back for my final pre-bracketing consultation, he said that it could take as long as 28 months.