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texasangel wrote:b3nault,

Yes, my top teeth started hitting the bottom brackets in these last few weeks. I STILL have my bite blockers on the back of my 2 front top teeth .

Good luck !

What are bite blockers? Is this something to help prevent your two front teeth from hitting the bottom brackets?

b3nault, I am getting my braces off soon also, and I will still have an overbite, but I started with a very deep bite. Like Chris said, sometimes the only way to fix some adults overbite is jaw surgery, and I DID NOT want that, so I will still have an overbite, but my teeth are straighter and my ar...

I think the only way they can change that deep bite is with jaw surgery in adults. Braces can only do so much in adults. At least thats what I've been told. Perhaps you'll feel better after the braces are off. Do you have any "before" photos you can post? Unfortunately I do not. I am hopi...

I can only hope for teeth that look like that. We're our own worst critic. Your teeth look great. Oh geez, isnt that the truth! I wonder if anyone elses front teeth come in contact with the bottom brackets at the end of their time like mine? It makes me feel the overbite is still there, which wasnt...

They can still "tweak" more things with the retainers, you know. That is what I am hoping. As you can see, on your left side, they are still trying to close together my top and bottom teeth (it goes on a pretty decent slant from right to left). I am afraid this will just make my overbite ...

I am supposed to be getting these off in about 1.5 months, but do you think I still have an overbite? Is it me, or is this normal for a bite?

Also, doesnt the tooth on your left look as if it could tilt/straighten out a tad more?

Hello- I have braces, top and bottom teeth. Since I first had the braces put on, my two very front teeth have been hitting the brackets on my bottom two front teeth. I noticed about 1 month ago that a groove shaped like my bracket is being cut into my tooth. When I close my jaw, my two front teeth h...