Just to bring everyone up to speed, my wife and I both have full-mouth metal braces. I have had mine for about 28 months and my wife for around 22 months. At my last appointment my ortho said she was pleased and we could schedule to get them off. I really don't want them off because I feel my teeth are still to active, and I would like for them to be a lot more stable before I get them removed. However, my wife still has a pretty good amount of time to go, and my ortho actually said she would leave them on and we could get them off together! I never thought that would be an option, but I like it because I like braces. I'm not sure how much time that would lock me into them, but I like the thought o it!

I've had a couple of ortho appointments since the last posts. At the one in September, they had removed the power thread which they had everything tied together with. So after a couple of months, gaps were opening up in a few different places. At that point they put 2 powerchains  on, 1 under the archwire and one over. That definitely closed the gaps, but it is one of my least favorite configurations. Things really get stuck more than you can imagine. With the gaps closed I was ready to get the double chains off nd go back to a single, but the ortho didn't see it that way! lol However, we did decide to just leave the braces on until my wife gets hers off, which is still not on the horizon yet, or at least it hasn't been discussed anyways. Ill go back in January, and have everything broke down to get a teeth cleaning and then put back on for another round!

Wow that seems like the dream lol glad you got a good ortho!