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I got my braces off in august of last year. Here are my main issues: my front teeth are crooked, my bottom teeth are butchered. My bite wasn't quite right when I got them off so my ortho grinded a few teeth in the front to make my mollars touch. He did a horrible sloppy job on the bottom, leaving sharp edges and unnatural looking teeth. Especially my lower canines. Nothing flows on the bottom and my mollars on the right are higher than on the left. It's like my whole smile is crooked. What do you guys think can be done to make the bottom look better? I go to see my ortho in June next.

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They look fabulous, imo! Now, if there's a bite issue, that's a different story. I know we can be our own worst critics, but if you're talking appearance, give yourself a high five and go out and smile and make people envious! I know I'm jealous.

Your teeth are absolutely gorgeous. We are definitely our own worst critic in that we try to analyze every little thing that's wrong. I can somewhat see what u mean about the bottom teeth in the first picture. But no one will be able to see that, trust me. Ur teeth are so beautiful and white and straight. Now if it is a bite problem, that is an issue in and of itself. I wonder if a cosmetic dentist would do a better job if appearance is what ur concerned about??? I would be soooo happy if I were u though. I don't think anyone's teeth are absolutely perfectly squared, rounded, etc., Otherwise we would all have veneeers, which by the way, I should have done instead of braces (torture devices), lol.

Many people fall victim to over-analyzation post-braces, and I think you're one of those people. Your teeth are stunning! I hope my teeth look half as good as yours at the end of my treatment.

I really appreciate the positive responses. I definitely over analyze my teeth. The day I got them off, I loved the look, but as the weeks went by, I noticed more and
More little things. I still need to learn that it's impossible to get every little thing perfect. Thank you all!

Thought I'd post a before pic:

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I think your teeth look great but if they feel funny, your dentist should be able to do a better job. My ortho said the dentist has better tools for shaping. I am having my bottom teeth shaped from the dentist. Hopefully, next week.

I got my braces taken off a few weeks ago...
I would kill to have your teeth and smile!
Even after two years+ braces and surgery...mine are still crooked and bad =(

I appreciate all the positive feedback from everyone. No matter what though, I'll still hate how crooked my top front teeth are. Even if I was to ask my ortho about it, really, what's he going to do? Tell me it's not noticeable.

You're teeth look great, I would be so pleased if that was my end result

Your teeth are beautiful, I'd love for mine to look like that!

looks really good,

but i do see what you mean, the middle line between your front teeth is not really straight

At first glance, I was like "omg I want that kind of teeth".
But looking it closer, I can see why you are unhappy. It definitely looks sharp.
I'm unhappy with my ortho too, sooo sloppy & impatient, not listening to me at all. ((
But except from the bite problem, it doesn't look too bad either. I'm still very envy ^^
I hope you can fix your problem soon.

My ortho got rid of the sharp edges on my lower canines. The others are still a bit wonky but I'm happier now.