How long until your teeth looked relatively straight?

[cutiepie2404]

• Why did you initially get braces/what was your issue?
• How long until your teeth began looking straight?
• Did you get any surgery/appliances?


Thanks!

[Mpkh]

• Why did you initially get braces/what was your issue?
• How long until your teeth began looking straight?
• Did you get any surgery/appliances?


Thanks!

1) My reason is to straighten my teeth. My orthodontist says I have crossbite and an edge to edge bite.
2) Like 3-4 months
3) No

[assertives]

1. I wanted to get rid of my bugs bunny teeth. I have an overbite and a deep bite.
2. It took about 2 to 3 months for my teeth to start looking considerably straighter.
3. Nope.

[eniamrehc]

1. I'd always wanted to straighten my overcrowded teeth my whole life but there was always something else that the money could be used for. Opportunity came when a cracked tooth that required a root canal may end up getting extracted; got that tooth extracted and got braced!
2. About 2-3 months for my lower teeth and 4-5 months for my upper teeth (space had to be created first before some teeth could be braced)
3. No

[cutiepie2404]

Looks like teeth straightening out in a matter of months is pretty common. I’m in Month 3 and my overjet still is pretty substantial, but my extraction gaps are closing quick.

[EmilyTravels]

I have read that the older you are, the slower your teeth are to move, and I believe it. I'm 57 (56 when started braces), and although my teeth have straightened quite a bit in 9 months, they still need more straightening time and may never be perfect. Most younger folks are completely straight by this point, so it's a bit frustrating to see how slow it is for me, but they are acceptable. Really pretty straight except for two incisors on top that are still a bit rotated. Minor, but I can see it. My reason for getting braces was my bite, and that is way better than when I started with elastics 5.5 months ago.

Before braces, I had jaw wiring surgery -- this was due to a bicycle accident with jaw fractures, not skeletal abnormalities. No other surgeries/appliances.

[Domwitsprings]

My two front teeth straightened in 1 month

[cutiepie2404]

Bump? Anybody else want to contribute??

[2Low4U]

I got my Braces on in November of 2017, lower teeth were Crowded and it took approximately 3 months to Straighten them out, now working on the height differences on the lower.
The upper took a bit longer as there was rotation,Overjet and over bite issues, the uppers are mostly in line now working on the 6 front uppers now with Power ties bringing in the teeth more in line, I have bone loss from periodontitis. So He has to go extra easy on the movement of my teeth, I am still on the first wire on the uppers (0.12) lower are on the Second Wires (0.14).
They have come along way Since November and Still have a way to go yet but very happy with the progress.

[MoJo2685]

1. I initially got braces because I had pretty severe overcrowding but too and bottom. I had an overbite and a slight crossbite.
2. So my bottom teeth seemed to straighten out for the most part after about 4 months. My top took longer because of answer #3.
3. I had to have surgery to put in an expander for my upper jaw in 2016. And then this year I had a secondary surgery to bring my bottom jaw forward.

[Bracingmyself901]

12 months for my top and 4 months for my bottom. All depends on the severity of crowding!

[taimeinhappy]

I guess I wanted to double post.

[taimeinhappy]

1. My overbite was going to start creating problems.
2. My teeth were much straighter within 3 months.
3. No.