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exactly my case for different bites when sleeping and in upright position. I went to a tmj specialist. She hold my chin and shook it and keep told me to relax. After that i was told to bite. The overjet is 5.5mm. When I try to bite by myself on daily basis, the overjet is 3.5mm. The dentist said the...

with your TMJ problem, i think it will be wisely if you find functional orthodontist.

mhmm, i do think that the advise to constantly bite down continuously is danger because muscles become tight. You will not want to develop TMD(temporomandibular joint disorder )

jaw clicking is one symptom of TMD. try googling it and look if there are other symtomps that match with you

dear danak002, i am sorry for your bad experience. You can get request for panoramic ray to ensure about the root. In every orthodontic, there will be slightly root resorption and that's NORMAL. If it's only 3-4 months more, i will be hang on there but you need to make sure to your ortho that it wil...

i think they are actually not stick out but it looks stick out for you because the gum line of your front teeth is higher and you look at it in the point of view where there is still braces attached.

bite. If the midline is online off about 1-2 mm, no one will notice.

hi Alex, do your ortho mention about how long the treatment will be? how long had you been in braces for first & second braces?
anyway, i have a familiar story with you but i don't think i will have a chance to do the third because i got TMD.

do you use class 2 elastic?

i think you don't have overbite..your teeth are almost open bite

there's also possibility it's TMD

try searching 'gum graft' on google

do you all think elastic really do its job? i remember that i had class 2 elastic for a long time, when my ortho told me to stop use the elastic, about 1 month later the gap at the side will open again (overjet back again). so i really wonder whether elastic really pull the teeth as it should be or ...

do you still have elastic the day before your deband?

oh.. the problem is in the upper right one (left in the pic). Look at the molars..they go out from the rest and lower when you bite.