A frequent question I get from many of my patients is - Doctor, is there anything that we can do so that my treatment gets completed early? So here I am, addressing a key concern of many of my patients, and I bring to you a few pointers that you can follow to get your orthodontic treatment completed well in time. First of all, it is important to maintain your appointment schedule strictly. Your each visit is carefully planned by your orthodontist according to your tooth movements.
It is important to understand that missing an appointment can add a lag period of a few weeks, or in some cases, months to your overall treatment time, where, for that the duration no tooth movement is actually occurring and that time period is getting wasted and thus adding to your total treatment duration. Next, appliance maintenance in terms of loosening of a bracket (i.e. braces), opening of wire, or…
