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My orthodontist wants to close my posterior open bite without disturbing the position of my front teeth. To do, he removed the wire from my premolars and back molars, but on the brackets that are still there. He's asking me to wear rubber bands on these un-wired brackets to close the gap. I'm a litt...

Here are some pictures for comparison: https://imgur.com/a/7tXrsnj

First is without bite turbos. (I think it's evident that my teeth are resting on the bottom brackets.) Second is with bite turbos.

I had jaw surgery (Lefort I and BSSO) back in May for an overjet / open bite. I had an incredible experience with the oral surgeon, and the results were amazing. However, my orthodontic experience since then has been TERRIBLE, and the ortho(s) have been extremely uncommunicative. A few weeks ago, I ...