My bottom arch seems to be asymmetrical...one side is clearly shorter than the other. I've always noticed this, but last adjustment my ortho. put in a thicker wire and I feel it's gotten worse.
I placed a red line to show how it's uneven...
What can be done about this, if anything?[/img]
Asymmetrical bottom arch? (w/ pic)
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That is something that could be either the teeth being uneven, or a jaw alignment issue. Mine was a little of both, but I opted away from surgery to correct my bite. I'd recommend talking to your ortho
Initial Consult: August 22nd, 2008
Upper Arch Bracketed: October 22nd, 2008
Lower Arch Bracketed: December 3rd, 2008
Debraced: October 15th, 2009
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Upper Arch Bracketed: October 22nd, 2008
Lower Arch Bracketed: December 3rd, 2008
Debraced: October 15th, 2009
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Hmm, I don't think it's a bite problem, but the teeth themselves that are uneven. I'm not sure how it happened, because I don't recall them being this lopsided before I had braces...switchblades wrote:That is something that could be either the teeth being uneven, or a jaw alignment issue. Mine was a little of both, but I opted away from surgery to correct my bite. I'd recommend talking to your ortho
or you never noticed it before.
One you really start looking at your teth (as everyone with braces does)you can really start to notice things. I would show your doc at your next visit and see what he/she has to say
One you really start looking at your teth (as everyone with braces does)you can really start to notice things. I would show your doc at your next visit and see what he/she has to say
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I'm having the same problem. If mine was this way prior to surgery, I never noticed it. However, I'm assuming that's very possible considering I had an overbite and never really paid attention to my bottom teeth. I noticed it around 5 weeks post-surgery. It could have been there from the moment I woke up in recovery but I was wearing heavy elastics 24/7 and couldn't open my mouth enough to tell. I hate to think it's a result of surgery, which they tell me it isn't.
Is this correctable with orthodontics?
Is this correctable with orthodontics?
Braced 2nd Time: May 2008
Lower Jaw Advancement Surgery (BSSO): August 2009
One Miniplate & Four Screws Removed: October 2009
Lower Jaw Advancement Surgery (BSSO): August 2009
One Miniplate & Four Screws Removed: October 2009
I just thought about something. I have a bit of an open bite on one side now which my ortho is correcting with elastics. My back molars aren't making contact on the right. I wonder if this is the reason.
Braced 2nd Time: May 2008
Lower Jaw Advancement Surgery (BSSO): August 2009
One Miniplate & Four Screws Removed: October 2009
Lower Jaw Advancement Surgery (BSSO): August 2009
One Miniplate & Four Screws Removed: October 2009
the elastics are correcting that -- probably all part of the plan
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