I've been in my orthodontic treatment now about 19 months and I'm starting to feel down about the progress I am making. This site has been helpful seeing the progress of others but I would love you to comment about my teeth. Unfortunately, I don't have any before pics on hand.
In Nov. 2004 my top 6 braces were placed.
In Feb. 2005 an expander and herbst appliance was placed.
In Aug. 2005 expander was removed & other braces placed.
In Oct. 2005 herbst was removed & brackets were put on my lower back molars.
While my bite has been dramatically improved... I feel like the arch of my top teeth is somewhat lopsided... one side having more space for teeth than the other... my bottoms are horrible & quite honestly I haven't seen them move much except for a tooth was leaning farther back than the others.
In late May I got elastics... supposedly to lock in my bite... but I'm not seeing how they are doing this when my teeth have spaces & are still very crooked. The gap in the front caused by my expander has not moved for over a year now except for a month when a powerchain was put on... it opened up again after being removed. Also the tooth needs to be rotated & nothing has been done about it yet.
I just dont see myself being done at the 2 year mark & I guess I'm pretty disappointed because this was the estimated time... but I suppose the added in herbst appliance might have added on time...
Any motivation or advice on what they might do with my teeth would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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