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It will depend on why they are uneven I think. Your ortho will probably get the roots in line with repositioning brackets / bends then use bonding/filing to match the tops up if needed. Great progress!

Your teeth are great! I honestly don't think you need SARPE! I have anxiety too and had BDD in the past which still flares up occasionally. Stick with the counselling it will get better. Also if you can't see how great your teeth are now I would worry you would still be unhappy after surgery or just...

Thanks everyone! That means so much. I have always hated my smile so its taking a while to adjust but I'm feeling more thrilled with the result! I still can't quite believe it though...I still have to force myself to look at my teeth in the mirror! The retainers are still quite tight so its a battle...

Your teeth look great! So straight and even. And your bite looks great too! They will look even better when you get them cleaned/whitened (whatever you are planning in 10 days!) How did you find de-bracing? I don't envy you having to get all those ceramics off! Ouch! Are you in retainers now? How ar...

Totally think you'll get a great result without surgery...they are looking pretty great now! And such an improvement - your teeth look much more level!

And here is the whole braces journey! (Well not quite - I go back next week for bonded retainers and a premanent removable retainer)

Had some lunch and feeling much better. With all the dental appoinments I went from 7am to 3pm without eating and it did a number on my blood sugar level and resulted in yet another angsty post...sorry about that! So here are my teeth in their de-braced glory with Essix retainer. (The retainer is st...

So here we go....final pictures - braces off and in Essix Retainers. When the braces first came off I actually really didn't like how my teeth looked...they just looked too big and weird! But I've had some lunch and feel much happier with them! Yay! Dental odessey almost over! ....going to need to p...

Well that was stressful! Please read the following with a pinch of salt. I had had terrible dental fears so today was pretty awful for me. I bet it wouldn't be half as bad for anyone normal. Plus I had to take some anti anxiety meds so I always feel a bit glum as they wear off. Getting the brackets ...

Hi. I Think I'm getting my braces off the same day as you! (Today for me but could still be tomorrow for you depending on where you live!) Your teeth look amazing! I would be totally happy with those teeth. They look really white too! Good luck!

Don't worry Dee they can put hooks onto any brackets so it won't be a problem when/if you need elastics. I'm freaking out right now with a day to go. I know part of it is seeing a dentist I don't know for the clean. I'm scared they will tell me I have loads of cavities and I will spend the next mont...

They look really great now! I'm glad that you got such a great result and your so happy! Are you planning anything special to celebrate?

GIRL! What are you saying about less than perfect?! Those are gorgeous teeth you got there!! Don't worry about feeling they are not "perfect" or ready to come off.. I had the same dilemma and I get mine off tomorrow morning!! (November 4, 2013 at 12pm.) :) I hear lots of people saying tha...

Corn on the cob! I'm going to eat 2 or 3 for dinner on Wednesday when the braces come off! Everything else I have eaten anyway including nachos but I could never get to grips with corn in braces!

I only meant not perfect as in not orthodontic text book perfect. For an ideal result I would have had SARPE and got 2 to 3 mm more palate width and BSSO so my result wouldn't be quite the same. There have been people on the board worried about also turning down surgery and not getting 'perfection' ...