Braces off tomorrow.. and I'm seriously depressed :*(

[Koof]

So here are my 'final' pictures I guess. Since they'll be coming off tomorrow. It was supposed to be 18-24 months.. it'll be about 14 tom. which is a lot faster than I expected. They were actually supposed to come off about a month ago but I noticed something I wanted changed so went back.. and then went back again.. and again.. and again. I think it was 4x. Maybe more. But in this process, my two front teeth have become.. a bit uneven. Like right now, there's a TEENY gap in the front. You can't see it, but it's there because floss just slips right through. I'm sure once the braces come off, it'll be a lot more visible. Also, what happened in the past few weeks I believe was that one of my front teeth is slightly further out than the other.. hence the floss sliding through too. I'm pretty sure they were completely even side-by-side. But now they aren't and it's too late to fix it. They are uneven at the bottom, one is slightly longer than the other but that, I'm not worried about because I know they can 'shave' it for lack of a better term.. but the crooked-ness is seriously killing me.

Reason why I HAVE to get my braces off tomorrow (I'll still be paying for them several months after, so if I could keep them on I would.) - I have 2 insurances. One through COBRA. That one will be expiring Nov. 30th of this month. It makes the crown that I need for the implant I received (about 3 months ago I had that done) about $700. That includes the actual implant as well.. amazing. I also have a veneer that I'm getting an impression for at the same time. While that may not be covered at all, if I am not seated for the crown BEFORE the 30th, I'll end up paying a lot more, instead of the $700 that I intended. So I have to get my braces off tomorrow in order to start the impressions and seating of the crown before the 30th. I'm not happy at all. Rather depressed about it. I know my teeth look better than the beginning.. WAY better. But I'm just not happy with them I'm a perfectionist. Also, I still have an overjet.. he said he couldn't fix that. Should I believe it?? I see a lot of people say the same thing, that they'd need surgery, but why? Why couldn't braces push them back if they can push them together?? I need an explanation!

I'm wondering if it's possible for the retainer to make any slight movements at all. *Sigh* I don't want to end up getting braces again after this whole ordeal. I mean in that case, I might as well just pay for the crown and keep them on until I'm honestly ready.. I don't know what to do. I've been such a pest there, and I know it. They probably talk about me behind my back but that isn't enough for me to not care about stopping this whole thing now. I don't know what to do. Any advice would be grateful. I'm pretty sure I'm going to cry in front of them all at the office tomorrow.

Again, here are the 'finals'.

[Kipepeo]

Hi Koof. I don't think that's a finished result. You seem to have a lot of reservations about where your teeth are today. Let that be your guide. If you go forward and have the braces removed, and the crown seated now, how unhappy will you be in long run? Is it really worth the money? Would you consider braces again at a later date if you just couldn't stand it? Think about that cost and time commitment.

Now about your photos. I see your flared lateral. Why is it not engaged on the wire? It looks like there is no ligature on it. And your powerchain goes past that tooth, then I'm not surprised it's being pushed out, since it's neighbors are being squeezed together.

Is it not possible to get the crown seated while your braces are still on? As a teen I had to get a crown when a tooth broke. I just had the wire and bracket removed, had the crown placed, and then the hardware replaced. Is that an option? So you could get your insurance benefit, but keep the braces on to achieve the results you expect.

[kennyandrew85]

I don't understand how health insurance works in USA but it sounds horrible.

In my opinion, pay the extra money until your teeth are perfect, get another orthodontist's opinion, you'll only want to be back in braces later in life like a lot of others on this forum.

[Koof]

Hi Koof. I don't think that's a finished result. You seem to have a lot of reservations about where your teeth are today. Let that be your guide. If you go forward and have the braces removed, and the crown seated now, how unhappy will you be in long run? Is it really worth the money? Would you consider braces again at a later date if you just couldn't stand it? Think about that cost and time commitment.

Now about your photos. I see your flared lateral. Why is it not engaged on the wire? It looks like there is no ligature on it. And your powerchain goes past that tooth, then I'm not surprised it's being pushed out, since it's neighbors are being squeezed together.

Is it not possible to get the crown seated while your braces are still on? As a teen I had to get a crown when a tooth broke. I just had the wire and bracket removed, had the crown placed, and then the hardware replaced. Is that an option? So you could get your insurance benefit, but keep the braces on to achieve the results you expect.

Hi, thanks for answering.. Well it's too late, I just got it done but it actually looks better than I thought. My 2 front teeth that I'm slightly unhappy with.. Look actually better with the braces off, so I'm not really as disappointed.. That tooth you mentioned is a Pontic. I never had a tooth grow in after I lost my baby tooth. That's where I had my implant and where my crown is going. I just don't want to walk around with a huge gap We'll see how things go with my retainers I feel a lot more relieved now though.

[Ashybear]

Post a photo of the after result! I'm intrigued!

[Kipepeo]

Oh, well then the new crown can be made to be straight. I had my two lateral incisor crowns made this way.

[Koof]

Ok, so I take that back. Now that I've actually had time to study them.. I'm very unhappy And already looking up getting braces again. I highly doubt they'll put them back on for me, I've never heard of such a thing, plus I was a big pain in the butt. So here are the pictures. My two front teeth are not in place where they should be. This could be my fault, since a month ago I was supposed to debond, but wasn't happy with their placement so I asked him to move them over a bit.. I can't remember now what they originally looked like or which way I wanted them moved over, but now they're over too far, so they aren't straight in the middle where they should be.

Another thing I'm very unhappy with is my overjet. I should have gotten more into this with him, but didn't, I don't know why. I asked several months ago about being able to move them back in and he said there probably wouldn't be much about it that he could do. Never really explained why though, and I never really asked either. I feel like I could have gotten more done in that area though than what was done. They could be pushed in a bit more, I feel, though I'm no expert.

Bottom teeth - straight as they'll get I guess? But now there are little holes in between each one where you can see right through.. I don't like that, but since they seem fairly straight, I don't know how else you could fix that? Veneers? I don't know?

Now I'm struggling with what to do. I'm supposed to get impressions for the crown next week for where the missing tooth is, but if I end up getting braces again, I'm going to need the 2 front teeth moved which will definitely affect the crown space - the crown would have to be smaller than what they're making it, but how can I ask them to go off of work that I haven't gotten done yet? Will I be able to reshape a crown if I get braces again or will I just have to get a new one? (I don't know much of anything about crowns.)

Also, I'm supposed to get a veneer on the other lateral.. on the other side of my teeth, since it is kind of small but now I'm wondering about that too if I end up getting braces again.

Maybe I won't get them. It's something I'd want to be able to afford monthly.. working part time, I don't know how feasible that is and my husband would definitely kill me if I did this, so he definitely would not be willing to help (nor would I ask him to, because he's already annoyed at the fact that I'm not happy with my teeth). I mean they are better than they were in the beginning (http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=40295) but I'm just so incredibly unhappy. I wanted them to look the way I wanted them. I wish I hadn't gone through with the debonding now but it's too late. I messed up. I just don't know what to do. My heart honestly just feels sunken in and I'm just so sad. I feel like crying all the time. Has anyone else gone through this? I'm so mad at myself for letting this happen.

(with essix)

(2 front crooked teeth)

(overjet)

(see-through teeth)

[Koof]

I also just left a comment on their customer satisfaction survey about the experience and how dissatisfied I am with my look. Maybe they'll call and want to do something about it. I think now, I'm not going to do the veneer. Because if I end up getting braces again, there's just no point. The crown, however, I don't want to have to wear this fake tooth any longer or have to worry about having a whole tooth missing when I don't have my retainer in, so I'll probably end up having to just get that. But I'm doing as least work as possible because I need to get my teeth fixed first.

[mary.]

I saw some imperfections when I first got my braces removed, but you know what, nobody else did! Bottom line is that my teeth look a million times better than before. I got used to the look of my teeth and now I just love them.

[Koof]

I saw some imperfections when I first got my braces removed, but you know what, nobody else did! Bottom line is that my teeth look a million times better than before. I got used to the look of my teeth and now I just love them.

Well, Mary, I wish they were just slight imperfections that I can't help but notice, but no. This was sheer laziness, and rushing. Estimated 2 years - came off in a little more than one. And my teeth weren't that great to begin with, so, this just shouldn't be. Hope the next orthodontist will take his time and do his job right