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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:54 am
by rsprouse
Teeth come in all shapes and sizes. I have seen some of the largest teeth in petite women and small teeth in large males. Of course these were outliers so you cannot say it is typical. But your teeth are not unreasonably small.
Your diastemas are consistent with improper posterior occlusion. I am not sure how old you are but were your teeth less flared and closer at a younger age? Before you started braces did you have good contacts in the posterior or did most of your teeth touch in the front? Regardless there is no need to feel self conscious and you are doing the right thing if you want it corrected.
Good Luck,
Rory
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:31 pm
by turrrtlelove22
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:37 pm
by turrrtlelove22
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:48 pm
by tyrablu
Hey TL
I have small teeth also and my ortho said that may be a cause of all the spacing that I have. Like you I have a gap between my two front uppers and also a lot of spacing on the lowers. Because of this I only got my lowers banded for the moment as they were trying to make space to move the uppers back.
Luckily during my last appointment the ortho said I will be getting the uppers braced on my next adjustment. I can hardly wait, since I have always disliked my gap.
But dont wory, since having the lowers on since October I have seen alot of space closure. Hopefully the the uppers will produce the same amount of progress in a short time.
We will see.
Good Luck
Tyra Blue
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:20 pm
by turrrtlelove22
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:40 pm
by empire11
Hi turrrtle
I have small teeth too so I understand but I quite like them that way and I think yours will look great when you're all done. My boss has really small and straight teeth also and I am completely fascinated by them. I can't stop looking at them when he comes to talk to me, but not in a weirdo fetish kind of way like you all have been discussing. I just think they're cute.
I actually had to have gum surgery on the bottom at the front to make them look bigger. It was quite a difference, who knew I had all that in there?!
Best of luck to you...
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:50 pm
by turrrtlelove22
I soooo forgot to ask about this today...oh well...next time...