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I've been on nighttime wear only since 3 days after getting my braces off. So a little update... my orthodontist cut my upper essix so that my molars are no longer being held, and it has already made a difference in 4 days! They still don't touch, but the spaces are noticeably smaller. I have a foll...

^It's actually both sides now.

I got my braces off about 9 months ago. I had a lot of things wrong with my bite- class III (edge to edge), anterior open bite, crossbite... My orthodontist said my results weren't going to be perfect because I was likely a surgical case, but I didn't want to go the surgical route. After 30 months o...

That's a relief! I find it odd that the other orthodontist was just going to leave it.

Very nice! It looks like your have better lip support now.

I got my braces off last week. While in braces, my upper central and lateral incisors didn't touch the bottoms at all. They were pretty close but didn't touch. Now I'm noticing that the back of the uppers, mostly the central incisors, is touching the front of the bottoms when I bite down. I don't no...

You just got your extractions a couple months ago and think you're already seeing negative effects from it?

For me the biggest dislikes are the cost, extractions (in my case), and the pain I got after some adjustments. Overall, nothing was ever too bad and time has flown by. The cost was definitely worth it. I just got my braces off yesterday. As crazy as it sounds, I kind of miss them!

That happened to me too. Things got worse in the beginning, but as treatment progressed everything lined up nicely.

I started with an open bite, crossbite, and underbite (edge-to-edge). My treatment plan was a compromise because I didn't want to have surgery, but my bite has turned out pretty good... not much of a compromise at all. For the past month, I've been wearing an elastic for a crossbite at night only (j...

It's not uncommon for things to get worse before they get better. My bite got a lot worse before finally getting better... none of my molars touched anymore, my edge-to-edge bite was no longer edge-to-edge but clearly an underbite. Everything got better though. Call and make an appointment to sit do...

In the beginning I somewhat regretted it, but after 2.5 years I don't care anymore. lol

This happened to me too, especially when I started wearing elastics on both sides.

Looking great! Hope your bite remains stable. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Agree with what everyone has said. I have an underbite, and my ortho has me wearing class II on one side and class III on the other... to shift my midline.