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Subject: Re: Braces off too soon?

Author:
drrick

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Date Posted: 08:44:12 08/25/04 Wed
In reply to: HM 's message, "Braces off too soon?" on 08:01:01 08/25/04 Wed

Prob be ok, but just talk to your Doc and tell him/her your reservations. Most pts are always saying"when are these braces coming off" that it might actually be refreshing to hear you dont mind if they stay on longer.

>Hi Guys,
>
>I went for an adjustment today and my ortho said that
>I will be ready for debanding in 5 weeks. Great news
>I hear you all cry. Sadly not as I am doubtful
>whether my teeth will be ready i.e. moved sufficiently
>by then to close the remaining gap (of about 1mm)
>between my right 2nd incisor and canine and tidy up my
>overjet. I have to go back in 3 weeks for impressions
>to be made for my retainer then 2 weeks after this is
>the day of the debanding. Has anyone else been told
>they are to be debanded at this stage in treatment and
>do the remaining gaps close in time? Will there be any
>difference made in the 2 weeks between getting
>impressions taken and the retainer being fitted? If so
>will this have an effect on the overall
>results/retention of my teeth? The reason I am in
>braces again is that the job wasn't finished off
>properly last time, I sure as hell don't want to go
>through this again for the sake of a few more weeks!
>
>Thanks in advance.

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