I was Class III, but my teeth compensated for it so it never looked as though I had an underbite, and had some mild to moderate crowding. I was fitted with Damon3's and given an estimated treatment time of 15-18 months.
At my appointment last week, my ortho said "you'll be finished in about 2 weeks"...i was like, i know you can't be serious b/c i do NOT like my laterals. They were rotated when I started, and for me, were the reason I wanted braces, though friends and family thought my lower canines that were outside my arch were the big problem. I was under the impression that my ortho always had these teeth in the back of his mind since they were the only teeth that, to me, havent straightened out yet. But, no. At each appt I have to ask him "when are we going to fix these teeth" and each time it's like he's surprised i bring them up.
So, he took a look with his little dental mirror tool and said that the right lateral might need to be worked on, but the left seems fine. I wholeheartedly disagree and feel like when looking at me from the profile or straight on, the tooth doesnt look how it should. His basis that it looks fine is from looking at the arch with his little tool. Im frustrated and wish he would actually look at me head on to address this cosmetic issue.
I asked my family and they aren't too sure what I'm talking about, so I'm seeking the opinion of my fellow tooth-critical metal mouthers.
Before:
Now:
Opinion on this tooth needed: (my opinion, the tooth is facing the front too much and needs to be rotated out if that makes sense) I know it's "my opinion that counts", but I want to hear what you all think. Am i overly critical or do you all see the problem too?
this is the only view my ortho ever sees, so he thinks based on this alone, my tooth is acceptable:
[/url]Sorry for such a long post! Thanks for reading!
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