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I noticed a change in about three weeks. It happened when I was eating and I could feel my teeth bumping when I would chew my food. I took a look and I could see the changes that took place. They moved pretty fast!

I used it for about two weeks. It was mainly used to stop the wire from poking my cheeks because it gets annoying real fast. Now I have no need for it anymore because it doesn't poke me anymore.

He did say that he wanted to wait to see if they needed to be extracted but then the plan changed when he put the braces on. He did place the brackets on the teeth to be pulled. Maybe I misheard him when the brackets were being placed? I had some nerves when I was getting the put on.

1. Where are you located? San Antonio, TX
2. How much are you paying for your braces? 4000 but insurance covers 1000 and I got a discount by paying in full, so it turned into 2700.
3. What kind of braces do you have? Full metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18-24 months
1 month down!

That makes sense, I didn't think about it that way. I can feel that they are a little loose. I couldn't wrap my head around getting them pulled after than before being braced.

I have to get 4 pre molar extractions as apart of my ortho treatment but I was curious to as why my orthodontist didn't have my premolars extracted before putting on my braces? He wanted to wait for two adjustments and then we would extract the teeth. Any reason why they would be pulled after puttin...