Getting my braces off?!


Question: Getting my braces off?
My orthodontist told me that it takes 2 appointments to get my braces off. My first appointment is Wednesday, and the next one is April 6. My mom thought I got my braces off the first appointment and got my retainers at the next one, but my friend that goes to the same place just got hers off and she said they take the brackets off the first one and you still have most of your braces on. I'm confused because aren't the brackets the majority of the braces? So I would be getting most of them off, but she said they don't really do anything.
Why can't they just take them off in 1 appointment and be done with it? The last 2 appointments they didn't have to adjust anything and they said I could have gotten them off about a month ago but it takes a while to schedule. My mom is calling tomorrow to ask what they are going to do, because she scheduled an appointment at my dentist to get my teeth cleaned on Wednesday thinking I was getting my braces off.
Has anyone else gotten their braces off in 2 appointments? If so, what do they do at each appointment?

Thanks :)

Answers:

Mine took two too!!!! the first one they take the impressions for your retainers.(for me at least) so that they have the retainers when u get ur braces off and u dont have to wait for ur retainers and worry about ur teeth shifting. The second one they take your braces off and give u ur retainers and teach u how to put them in(its very hard at first lol too me it was but i was soo little i had to have them twice! im about to get them off soon too) hope that helps! ur soo lucky ur getting them off!!
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i also know some people who get some brackets on the back off like 4 on each side leaving just the ones in the front. mayb thats what their saying

my experience and what they did.



I had both top and bottom removed the same day and i got my retainers that day too then i just had a checkup 3 weeks later. For me it wasnt that long, they pulled the wires out, pulled off the brackets and then shaved thw glue off then i had to do the mold for my retainers and i came back like 3 hours later and got my retainers.

Had braces



i had braces and they took them off on the first appt. it took about an hour or so and the second was for me to pick up my 2nd set of retainers because i didn't want the ugly ones i wasn't invisible ones. UNLESS there taken out the top row in one appt. and doing the bottom on the 2nd? but sounds funky to me



that kinda seems like they're dragging it out for no reason. when i got my braces off they did it in one visit. and they did the teeth whitening thing.. it took like 15 minutes.

my appointments




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