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Hi All! I got my braces off on August 9th and I am unhappy with the results. My teeth flare out too much and one tooth is still crooked. I was treated with IPR for crowding, no extractions were done. I have 2 appointments coming up. One this evening with a Ortho that did not treat me - I just am looking for a second opinion on my results and if anything further can be done. I also have an appointment this coming Saturday with my treating Ortho to talk about my how I am unhappy with my results. One of the questions that gets asked on here and other forums is - if you thought your teeth were not ready to be de-braced, why did you let the ORtho take the braces off? Well - he's the expert! I expressed concerns on 3 different occasions before debracing and he was able to talk me into believing my teeth would look great after the braces come off. 'It's the allusion of the braces'. Any how - that being said. I was only treated 11 months and was quoted 18 months for treatment - I wonder if the braces came off too soon and/or enough IPR was done. Here is the link to my pics. I welcome any feedback. I'm mainly just posting to rant, and get it off my chest. Nobody wants to spend $5K and be unhappy with results! Also wanted to put this out there to see if anyone went through a similar situation.

https://imgur.com/gallery/G85p9wn

I see the flaring and the slightly crooked tooth. Despite those two things, I think your teeth looks fine. You may need extraction to fix the flaring, if you chose to do braces again. It’s entirely up to you of course, but I wouldn’t do a second round of braces if I were you.