chinesetakeaway wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:04 pm Ms Chinesetakeaway on a recent visit to her orthodontist where she’s been having treatment to straighten her teeth with metal braces was told to start coming every 1-2 weeks for realignment. Each visit is $100. I’m no expert but read that every 4-8 weeks is common and conversely moving the teeth too quickly can have adverse outcomes. Anyone more knowledgeable?

As a teenage snaggle toothed walrus, I used get adjusted around every three weeks for a few years and then once a month after.

Personally, I have no idea, but I asked my friends at Google "how often to adjust teeth metal braces", and there were various replies like:

"While you have braces, you'll need to visit the orthodontist for an adjustment every 8 to 10 weeks."

"each appointment will be made around three to eight weeks apart. Some patients may need to wait longer if the wires are made from a material that requires a longer range to take effect. On the other hand, some patients may fall on the shorter end of this spectrum."

"Although convention states that the patient returns every 6-8 weeks to have the brace adjusted, there is no consensus or evidence to support a specific timeframe. Indeed some orthodontist see their patients as frequently as every 4 weeks and others as long as every 10 weeks."

That last one was inviting patients to be part of a research study. The result will be published in Sep 2020.
Patients would be put into 4 groups as follows:
Patients will be seen every 4 weeks to adjust their orthodontic braces.
Patients will be seen every 6 weeks to adjust their orthodontic braces.
Patients will be seen every 8 weeks to adjust their orthodontic braces.
Patients will be seen every 10 weeks to adjust their orthodontic braces.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT02918240

MarkArmstrong wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:20 pm I have good teeth all of my metalwork is much lower down.

Still digging up old threads and talking bollocks...

MarkArmstrong wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 12:16 am Does it offend you so much?

Offend? No. Irritate? Yes.

And you've been told, many times, and yet you carry on sticking two fingers up to everyone.

You're like a bloke who routinely farts in the bar and thinks it's hilarious.