Beginning treatment to improve open bite.

[ajs604]

Before & after photo

[jfriend33]

So yesterday after 28 months of treatment I finally got my braces removed, so feeling pretty happy.

I am now in the retention phase, and have fixed bonded retainers on the inside of both upper & lower teeth. I am also wearing an essix retainer every night. The retainers really dont bother me as I am just glad that treatment is over and hope that my bite remains stable. It has been a really long road but am so pleased it is now finally over, it was worth every minute!

I couldn't have suggested a better combo! Why did they decide to change from hawley to essix just curious?

Also how many times did you ever have to get one of your tads replaced? I guess since you only had so few the incidence for failure was much less. They say 1 in 10 will fail. I'm so used to getting them now it's like a ritual. I've had up to 10 simultaneously, currently have 7 but only 6 are in use.

I am going to show my orthodontists your photos, before and after, and your TPA setup you had. I feel like my upper molar intrusion would be much better with a setup like you had (close to roof of mouth). Did you ever have any sores on your tongue? I have had a few! Your setup looked superior as it was an equal amount of balanced force.

You should check out my thread if you have time.

Again, congrats!

[ajs604]

Hey,

I am wearing an essix every night. There was no discussion about a hawley retainer.

None of my tads failed. I was very fortunate. But they were also placed into my upper pallet, which apparently fail less than when they are placed into the gums. I think I have some photos of the tads at the start of this thread. Just gald to have alll this hardware out of my mouth. The fixed and removalable & retainers are a breeze in comparison to braces. I am really pleased they fitted fixed retainer as it gives me a little bit more reassurance that my teeth are less likely to move, even if they are a bit hard to clean.

I did get a really nasty canker sore at the start of treatment on my tongue from the appliance I had attached to the tads in my pallet. I still have a scar on my tongue, still no pain no game or gain in this case. So all in all it was worth it!

I will check your thread out, good luck with the rest of your treatment!.

[Bracesat57]

Congratulations! Your teeth look awesome!

[ajs604]

Does anyone think my open bite has started to relapse following my brace removal? The orthodontist said to expect some relapse but I'm unsure. My teeth seemed to definetly overlap more than what they did when I had my braces first removed. I live in constant fear as not sure I could cope with more treatment. Would appreciate any comments. Thanks!

[jfriend33]

Hard to tell based on lighting and angles. You should just have them measure the tip of your teeth to the lower gum line.

[impec]

I'm a new member so I can't see the pictures but I will say that this forum helped me a lot. I almost made the mistake to select an orthodontist after visiting 5 of them, none of them talked to me about TADs. Surgery is not an option for me because i find it too invasive and the recovery is too long. In many cases I was the one bringing the TADS optionjust to discover that almost all of them had no experience with that technology. I'm in Canada in the southern ontario region (niagara falls) and it seems that finding an ortho with some experience with TADS is quite a challenge. I read the posts made by AJS604 and playmaker7206 and made me want to keep looking for an ortho who woul be willing to do something other than sending me to a surgeon. I have a 6mm open bite. A light cross bite and some crowding (front upper teeth). I also have all my teeth including my wisdom teeth. Full house ! :-) is there any members from Canada here or anybody who could give some advices on how to pick the right orthodontist ?
Sorry if I made a few mistakes but french is my first language.

[ajs604]

Hey, Impec your bite sounds very similar to how mine was. I also had a cross-bite as well.

I found it really hard to find an orthodontist who was willing to use TAD's. I agree that the surgery is too invasive and you can still get relapse as well. Try to avoid finding an orthodontist that solely uses elastics as the risk of relapse is very high. I was told that TAD's help to intrude the rear molars - which provide much more stable results. So far my bite has stayed stable, so fingers crossed this continues.

I hope you manage to find an orthodontist who will use TAD's to help close your bite. Hopefully someone from your area will post shortly. Best of luck to you!

[jfriend33]

Hey, Impec your bite sounds very similar to how mine was. I also had a cross-bite as well.

I found it really hard to find an orthodontist who was willing to use TAD's. I agree that the surgery is too invasive and you can still get relapse as well. Try to avoid finding an orthodontist that solely uses elastics as the risk of relapse is very high. I was told that TAD's help to intrude the rear molars - which provide much more stable results. So far my bite has stayed stable, so fingers crossed this continues.

I hope you manage to find an orthodontist who will use TAD's to help close your bite. Hopefully someone from your area will post shortly. Best of luck to you!

Hey buddy how is life after debonding? Stable? I am getting mine off in June! No more tads!

[impec]

Hey, Impec your bite sounds very similar to how mine was. I also had a cross-bite as well.
I found it really hard to find an orthodontist who was willing to use TAD's. I agree that the surgery is too invasive and you can still get relapse as well. Try to avoid finding an orthodontist that solely uses elastics as the risk of relapse is very high. I was told that TAD's help to intrude the rear molars - which provide much more stable results. So far my bite has stayed stable, so fingers crossed this continues. I hope you manage to find an orthodontist who will use TAD's to help close your bite. Hopefully someone from your area will post shortly. Best of luck to you!

THANKS a lot, I'm pretty sure I will end up finding someone but It just such a long process because I really want to make sure that whoever (ortho) I pick is not going to go only after the money. Also I was wondering, did you have to take out any of your teeth before starting you treatment ? I have all my teeth including my wisdom teeth so I was wondering if that could be a problem of any sort at a certain point ?

[ajs604]

THANKS a lot, I'm pretty sure I will end up finding someone but It just such a long process because I really want to make sure that whoever (ortho) I pick is not going to go only after the money. Also I was wondering, did you have to take out any of your teeth before starting you treatment ? I have all my teeth including my wisdom teeth so I was wondering if that could be a problem of any sort at a certain point ?[/quote]

Hey Imprec, it can be a long process to find someone. A lot of orthos offer free consults so all you can do is do your research. I am still not 100% happy with my bite but its 90% better than what is was and I can live with that!!

I just had the usual wisdom teeth extracted. Nothing else. !! ANyway best of luck, keeep me updated!

[ajs604]

Hey, Impec your bite sounds very similar to how mine was. I also had a cross-bite as well.

I found it really hard to find an orthodontist who was willing to use TAD's. I agree that the surgery is too invasive and you can still get relapse as well. Try to avoid finding an orthodontist that solely uses elastics as the risk of relapse is very high. I was told that TAD's help to intrude the rear molars - which provide much more stable results. So far my bite has stayed stable, so fingers crossed this continues.

I hope you manage to find an orthodontist who will use TAD's to help close your bite. Hopefully someone from your area will post shortly. Best of luck to you!

Hey buddy how is life after debonding? Stable? I am getting mine off in June! No more tads!

Hey, I am great thanks. So much easier to eat!!

Not long for you to go, debonding day is the best. I went out on a binge eating all the foods I had missed!! Now thats something to look forward to.

Bets of luck with the next few months, keep me updated!

[ajs604]

Hi guys this is my bite now after 12 months. Do you think it still looks stable? I live in fear that it will relapse.

[jfriend33]

Looks pretty good to me buddy! What do you think?

I'm still stuck in braces due to significant IPR causing gaps. But ur smile really does look great!

[SingleJawMelb]

[quote="ajs604"]My final picture after brace removal.[/quote]


I can't see!