Had my braces taken off for the wedding and put back on a week later! I even had a retainer with 2 teeth on it to fill the spaces that I had! (I was born without 2 of my upper teeth and it took a long time to correct it!)
My question for the OP is more about scheduling. If the orthodontist is still actively treating changing wires, rubber bands, etc, but is too busy to see you in 4 weeks, can't you make appts a few ahead at a time? I'm thinking of myself with the OB lately. I knew I would need a ton of appts and wanted the times that worked with my schedule so I made 2 ahead and then each time I went and 'used up' one of my appts I made another one. That way I was always ahead of myself! Sure, things can change and need rescheduling, but better to have a date and time to reschedule than no date and time at all!
I'd see about getting the upper brackets taken off for the photo shoot. There may be a charge, though. Remember that the human body is dynamic and unpredictable and the orthodontist doesn't have a crystal ball to tell you when the teeth will shift. It's just a best guess sort of thing. If you are paying for it, why not let them finish out the whole job.
Oh, and please let me add that home dentistry - including but not limited to removing orthodontic brackets - is rarely a good idea. Maybe Tom Hanks in Castaway, but no other time that I can think of!
My question for the OP is more about scheduling. If the orthodontist is still actively treating changing wires, rubber bands, etc, but is too busy to see you in 4 weeks, can't you make appts a few ahead at a time? I'm thinking of myself with the OB lately. I knew I would need a ton of appts and wanted the times that worked with my schedule so I made 2 ahead and then each time I went and 'used up' one of my appts I made another one. That way I was always ahead of myself! Sure, things can change and need rescheduling, but better to have a date and time to reschedule than no date and time at all!
I'd see about getting the upper brackets taken off for the photo shoot. There may be a charge, though. Remember that the human body is dynamic and unpredictable and the orthodontist doesn't have a crystal ball to tell you when the teeth will shift. It's just a best guess sort of thing. If you are paying for it, why not let them finish out the whole job.
Oh, and please let me add that home dentistry - including but not limited to removing orthodontic brackets - is rarely a good idea. Maybe Tom Hanks in Castaway, but no other time that I can think of!