ALMOST THERE! BUT how long would it take to move one tooth . . . ?

[kp6126]

I'm a 20 year old girl who originally started with Invisalign braces. My uppers are now perfect and my bottom teeth are nearly there, however, during treatment I had this one stubborn tooth which is the lower incisor on the right, in the center. The tooth slightly crosses over the left one and also needs to be pushed back a bit. My ortho gave me metal brackets on my lower teeth today, the braces will turn that tooth a little and then push it back. I'm due for my next appointment at this end of this month, but I was just wondering about how long would it take to move that little guy in place? =p So far I've been lucky in that my treatment has gone fast and well with my invisalign and I've heard metal braces are even better and faster with adjusting teeth. Do you think I should be good to go into about a month or maybe two months? (=

[Dr.B]

It won't take long with metal braces. If Invisalign over corrected then probably 3-4 months at most (although you might get lucky in 6-8 weeks). I'm not a fan of Invisalign because it ends up taking longer and a lot of times you end up in braces anyway.