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I don't have an exact measurement, but my extraction spaces weren't fully closed yet. Class II elastics retroclined my upper teeth, then I started power chains to close the spaces. That is when I really noticed the loss of upper lip support so I immediately had them removed and I went to a new ortho...

Hi abro,

I saw your post on the other thread and you say you're from NZ. I'm not so I wouldn't be able to refer you to my orthodontist, but if you do have any more questions I'll be happy to answer them to the best of my ability.

I had orthodontic camouflage treatment which retracted/retroclined my upper teeth while flaring out my lower incisors due to class II elastic use. I had it reversed by an excellent orthodontist after I and other people noticed that my upper profile got flatter and that I couldn't move my lower jaw f...

Thanks for the answer snapdresser. Here is a picture of my side profile, with one being my normal bite Vs. pushing my lower jaw forward. https://imgur.com/a/tJTui Well it seems that maybe the reason why he wants me to wait 6 months is because maybe he doesn't do the surgery that often(just my assump...

My orthognathic surgeon said that we should do a BSSO first before I decide whether I want a sliding genioplasty 6 months later. The thing is, whenever I jut my lower jaw forward to simulate a mandibular advancement, I believe that my chin still looks moderately recessed. Is this common practice whe...

I am a class II case that has been in treatment for 10 months now with an orthodontist who has been able to fix the erroneous treatment of my previous orthodontist. The previous orthodontist extracted two first premolars so as to retract my upper teeth and camoflauge my class II malocclusion. As a r...

I am a 21 year old male that is a class II case and I've been jutting my lower jaw forward to compensate for a deficient lower jaw because it makes me look a 100x better. I am currently in braces right now to correct the the inclination/position of my upper teeth after a previous erroneous treatment...

Should I be worried about this? This orthognathic surgeon that I met up with here has never done lower jaw surgery but has only done upper jaw surgery, is there a signficant difference? Besides that fact, the surgeon has only done 6 cases of upper jaw surgery(not a common procedure in my country). I...

Ever since the power chains have been off for a month and since one of the upper brackets have loosened up, my upper teeth have started going forward again and I am happy. I thought it was just weight loss but it actually isn't. My upper teeth supported my lips and when it was retracted, my lip prof...

I understand, and I unfortunately am extremely anxious about this because I am worried that this cannot be fixed or reversed so I have come to the internet for reassurance since I don't have access to my new orthodontist until next month. I guess I need to be more patient... the sad thing about all ...

I don't know how to edit a post so I'm posting again. I want to bring the upper teeth forward, is that possible? If so, how? My upper teeth were way more forward compared to my lower teeth in its original position before all the elastics. So maybe if I have the braces removed, the teeth can move bac...

I had two premolars removed so that the upper teeth can be retracted with elastics, the upper teeth are way off and is tipped too inwards after a year of elastics. I was not supposed to have premolars extracted and my upper teeth should have not been retracted. I should have gotten orthognathic surg...

Here are pictures in case anyone is curious to see what I'm talking about.

https://imgur.com/a/BCdT2

[quote="Nozzelnut"]From what I've read there's a couple different routes. First; reopen the premolar spaces using orthodontics, upper implants, and lower jaw surgery to bring the lower jaw forward to meet the upper. Or second; orthodontic work to get uppers and lowers in the right place in...

I am a 21 year old male that has had braces twice, the first time was to just straighten my teeth, the dentist had no idea on how to use functional appliances to stimulate growth and left my lower jaw underdeveloped/receded when I asked him what the reason for it was he said that it was just the way...