ive been wearing braces for almost 2 years now and my teeth have become straight they were soo bad before but now their straight but i still have an overbite..when i bite my front teeth go in the middle of my lower teeth..and i have been wearing 1/8'' elastics 24/7 and i only take them out when im eating. and before when i wore them it usually hurts and that was because my teeth was moving but now they dont hurt but i still have an overbite..help me!!!!!
2006-08-14 16:35:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Overbites are normal, as long as they are within the clinical norms (vertical 4mm, horizontal 2mm). Don't worry about it, you will look fine, your orthodontist knows what he's doing. Just make sure you keep using your retainer at the end of your treatment and make sure if you haven't already to get your wisdom teeth pulled, especially bottom ones. They tend to push (impacted 3rd molars) the rest of your teeth out of alignment. not as common for the tops ones though.
2006-08-14 20:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by DrDOA 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Overbite is normal. If I move my top teeth just a tiny little bit downward, I hit the braces on the bottom, and my orthodontist's professor said that it's normal, and that I should not worry. Literally, I feel like a rabbit, but it's OK. For me, even my canines go over the bottom teeth, they don't meet exactly.
If you've got any Q's about braces... you can ask me b/c I've been at this for... the better part of 5 yrs, and I'm having implants, so most things regarding crowns, bridges, implants, braces, bone grafting, I can probably answer. Don't even get me started on the drama that occurred...
2006-08-15 12:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by mommy_mommy_crappypants 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how much overbite you have, but some amount of overbite is absolutely normal. Your teeth are not suppoed to meet edge-to-edge. I don't know that 50% overbite is "normal," but it's not outside the norm. It's hard to look in the mirror and critically judge your own degree of overbite, also.
Is your orthodontist concerned about the degree of overbite you have now?
2006-08-15 01:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what did i just say pet. go and do some cleaning. or some ironing. don't be getting upset over a man's thing like sport. u concentrate on getting a rich husband and getting drunk. you stick at it.
and the comment to the girl who asked if she was pretty, no your ugly that picture scared me seriously...........ur a nasty piece of work who is jealous of her looks. ha. ur pathetic, i tire of you
2006-08-15 03:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it'll probly go away when you get them off but if it doesn't eithe rthe thing they give you after will get rid of it or you'll need new ones...they also might just give you headgear that will do it..wear it while you sleep
2006-08-14 23:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by genius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See your orthodontist, seriously that is what you need to do.
2006-08-14 23:41:29 · answer #6 · answered by doesitmatter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋