Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Jaimi, When is your sister's wedding? From your last post (asking for questions to ask your surgeon), I was under the impression that you haven't had surgery yet. Is that your ortho's estimated time for braces post-op? Michele > Had my appointment with my ortho yesterday, and he has revised my > time in braces from 12 months to 6-9months! > > very happy, they now will be off by my sisters wedding! > > yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Hi, i havent had surgery yet, or got braces, but 6-9 months is what he estimates all together for braces, pre and post op! my sisters wedding is on jan 25th > > Had my appointment with my ortho yesterday, and he has revised my > > time in braces from 12 months to 6-9months! > > > > very happy, they now will be off by my sisters wedding! > > > > yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Hi, I hate to put a damper on your good news. I just don't want you to be terribly disappointed if it takes a bit longer. My docs told me 6- 9 months total in braces as well. I had my surgery in August and I'm going on two years in braces now. The docs can't predict how fast or well your teeth will move, or exactly where they'll be after surgery. It's called orthognathmatics . Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 I think you would be setting a record here if you managed to do everything in 9 months. The shortest I recall is one year, and I think that was possibly because the person had braces as a child. Part of the process is that the ortho has to put increasingly stiffer wires on (surgical wires) so that things don't break apart during the surgery. They can't start you on those kinds of wires as it can cause the teeth to move too quickly (root resorption is the outcome, which is Not Good). I don't want to put a damper on things either. My ortho was pretty much on target for me, but it still took about 20 months to surgery, and 6 months post-op I am still encased in metal jackets. Estimate was 1.5 years to surgery, 6 months post-op. Sometimes I think they tell us optimistic things because if they gave us the whole truth, nobody would go through with it! Not that it's that awful, but it sounds worse than the reality. P.S. Orthognathematics: 2 + 2 = 5, or 6 > > > Had my appointment with my ortho yesterday, and he has revised my > > > time in braces from 12 months to 6-9months! > > > > > > very happy, they now will be off by my sisters wedding! > > > > > > yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 hi i am at about 7 months here.. 3 pre op months of braces, and im within my last couple months here so 9 is definetly do able, i disagree, actually it is just wrong about the stiffer wires, if ur ortho ahs tol du 9 is doable, then your teeth are close to where they neeed to be therefore you wont be yanking teeth to extreme amounts as you probalby only need minmor movmenet. Just be happy you got to have less time in braces. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Hey, that's really great news! Geez, if that were me, I'd be done by now! Heehee! Best of luck with your orthognathic plan, as well as your sister's wedding. It'll be a blast no matter what your braces situation will be, but I do understand. Those pix last forever! Irish! > > > Had my appointment with my ortho yesterday, and he has revised my > > > time in braces from 12 months to 6-9months! > > > > > > very happy, they now will be off by my sisters wedding! > > > > > > yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Mike, I disagree with you about the stiffer wires. That was exactly the case with me -- they started with little baby wires (I actually bent the first one while flossing) and moved on up to those big, square rigid suckers. And I could not have had the big ones at first. My teeth, however, were not so straight as yours -- you were fortunate in that respect. (And don't tell me you bought your good fortune with earlier time in braces -- remember that I'd been there, too, but i'd relapsed.) I think that you are the anomaly here -- and I hope that our friend with the latest good prospect is, too. But in my experience, anyhow, it is absolutely true that it takes a while to work up to the surgical wires. Your old bud, who never, ever hears from you any more, Cammie > hi i am at about 7 months here.. 3 pre op months of braces, and im > within my last couple months here so 9 is definetly do able, i > disagree, actually it is just wrong about the stiffer wires, if ur > ortho ahs tol du 9 is doable, then your teeth are close to where they > neeed to be therefore you wont be yanking teeth to extreme amounts as > you probalby only need minmor movmenet. Just be happy you got to have > less time in braces. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 thanks for the confidence! I don't have much wrong with my teeth at all, they are straight, a few gaps, but none have to be removed or anything drastic like that, if i didnt have an overbite my teeth would be perfect! i'm glad there is someone who is in the same position thanks alot jaimi > hi i am at about 7 months here.. 3 pre op months of braces, and im > within my last couple months here so 9 is definetly do able, i > disagree, actually it is just wrong about the stiffer wires, if ur > ortho ahs tol du 9 is doable, then your teeth are close to where they > neeed to be therefore you wont be yanking teeth to extreme amounts as > you probalby only need minmor movmenet. Just be happy you got to have > less time in braces. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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