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PS After a few visits and my orthodontist could see i was able to speak more candidly about my occlusal issues (it's been a really emotional problem for me all my life), she said i'm the worst case she's seen in several years! (Hooray! i'm finally "exceptional"! ;) ) However bad your denta...

Welcome to the group! i'm new too -- have been through the wisdom teeth and incisor removal, and just got braced a week ago (i'm 30). Like you, i have to have orthognathic surgery to correct my receeded jaw and other bite problems (my teeth grow at all angles-- they're very thorough to try them all ...

Matty_Oz i'd encourage you to keep it up. One of the many things i love about my husband is how meticulously clean he keeps his mouth. The thought of ever kissing someone who doesn't floss makes me want to yak! There's decaying stuff in there! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Jujubees

Since your teeth shifted the last two times your braces were removed, maybe he just wants to see if they're still shifting and you'll need a different, more aggressive treatment? Just a guess.....

Good luck with it all!

Jujubees

:) Hear, hear! :) i have three children of my own at this point, and each one will visit the ortho by seven years! My 6-y-o just went for his first visit with my ortho, because his teeth look like mine :( . She insists i bring him back in a year, because it will be time to take action.

Oh, duh, i just re-read your post and i see you have an appt. on the 30th -- please pardon1 :) Let us know what you learn!

With even more, even better wishes,
Jujubees

Hello Jimmy. i can't answer the treatable question -- i hope for your sake it is! i too have a weird, assymetric profile. i don't mind my left profile, but the right side is definitely less normal! i have Class II malocclusion, and my overbite is 10 mm! On the right side of my jaw, my upper teeth ju...