Ceramic Braces for Poor Occlusion? (photo)

I am an orthodontist and we don't see a lot of cases have the bite open up this much after a "successful" orthodontic treatment. IF the bite was good when you finished your previous treatment I would be looking very carefully to try to figure out WHY this bite is opening up this much. The first place i would look is at the mandibular condyles in the TMJ to see if they look like there have been arthritic changes that are visible since the treatment was completed two years... more

Hi From what I can tell from your pictures, you certainly seem to have had a supraeruption (upward growth) of your last molars. Do you know if they were lined up at the end of your treatment? What kind of retainers did yo have? Did they cover your last molars? This might be fixable without having to place any braces on any of your front teeth. You should discuss your options with your orthodontist. Vijay Bhagia, DMD, MS, Space Center Orthodontics, Houston TX